Name Anthony Deane Role Poet | Died 1946 | |
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Anthony Charles Deane (1870–1946) was canon of Worcester Cathedral, poet and writer of religious books. He was the son of H. C. Deane, a barrister-at-law. In 1898, he married Maud, the second daughter of Col. Versturme-Bunbury of Bath. He is perhaps best known as a writer of popular Christian books.
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Studies
He was schooled at Wellington College, and did undergraduate and graduate (M.A.) studies at Clare College, Cambridge. He attended Cuddesdon Theological College and was a student of Lincoln’s Inn in 1891.
Ministry
He was ordained in 1893, and became canon of Worcester Cathedral. He was vicar of Great Malvern and rural dean of Powyke from 1909 to 1913, when he became vicar of Hampstead. While at Malvern he was also chaplain of the Worcestershire Yeomanry. In 1929 he was appointed Canon of the ninth stall at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, a position he held until 1946.
Author and poet
In 1895 he wrote an article in a periodical, The Nineteenth Century, titled The Religion of the Undergraduate, wherein he asserted that an "easy-going agnosticism" was evident in the average student at Oxford. This agnosticism was further accepted as the "symbol of intellectual manhood", being encouraged by younger dons and tacitly accepted by older ones. His remarks were generally countered in the lively debate that followed. In 1905 his poem St. Columba was awarded the Seatonian Prize by the University of Cambridge. He was editor of the Treasury Magazine from 1903 to 1909. He was a member of the Authors' Club, and his recreational activities were listed as golf, lawn tennis and music.
List of publications
Besides various poetry compilations and religious books, some of his talks or sermons also appeared in print: