Caldecott, Alfred
- Title Refs: *1 *2
- Prof, Revd
- First name(s) Ref: *2
- Alfred
- Surname Ref: *2
- Caldecott
- Position(s) held at King's College London Refs: *2 *4
- Professor of Logic and Mental and Moral Philosophy, 1891-1917
- Evening Class lecturer of Logic and Mental and Moral Philosophy
- Lecturer of Logic and Ethics to King's College London Ladies Department
- Lecturer of Psychology to the King's College London Ladies Department
- Boyle Lecturer, 1917.
- Dean of King's College, 1913-17
Education & professional details
- School, college and/or university attended Refs: *1 *2 *3
King Henry VIII School, Chester; St John’s College, Cambridge; University of Edinburgh; University of London
- Qualifications Ref: *1
BA, (1880) MA (1883), BD (1892), DD (1900), DLitt (1906)
- Position(s) held (non King's College London) Refs: *2 *3
- University Extension Lecturer, 1880-2 and 1886-7
- Curate of Stafford, 1880-2
- Vicar of Horningsey, Cambs., 1883-4
- Select Preacher at Cambridge, 1884, 1890, 1891, 1894 and 1916
- Principal of Codrington College, Barbados, 1884-6
- Organising Secretary for the S.P.G. for diocese of. Ely and Peterborough
- Rector of North and South Lopham, Norfolk, 1895-8
- Rector of Frating with Thorington, Essex, 1898-1906
- Prebendary of St Paul's, 1915-35
- Rector of Gt Oakley, Essex, 1917-25
- Publications Ref: *5
- A contributor to Cambridge Theological Essays and to the University of London Theological Essays.
- English Colonisation and Empire (1891)
- The Church in the West Indies (1898)
- Philosophy of Religion in England and America (1901)
- Joint editor of Selections from the Literature of Theism (1904)
- Contributed to the Pan-Anglican Congress a paper on Christian Philosophy in contrast with Pantheism, Christian Science, and Agnosticism, 1908
- Translations of Aesop from the original Greek
Personal details
- Date of birth Refs: *1 *4
- 9th November 1850
- Place of birth Refs: *1 *4
- City of Chester
- Date of death Refs: *1 *4
- 8th February 1936
- Place of death Refs: *1 *4
- Upton upon Severn Worcestershire
- Family details Refs: *3 *4
Son of John, a hatter and founder of the Institute of Accountants
Notes Ref: *4
- Ordained deacon (Lichfield) 1880; priest (Ely) 1882
* References
- Venn, J Alumni cantabrigieneses, 1924
- Crockford’s Clerical Directory, 1914
- King’s College London Calendars
Photograph: K/PH2/2/1/25, King’s College London Archives.