William Hugh Clifford Frend
William Hugh Clifford Frend (11 January 1916 – 1 August 2005) was an English ecclesiastical historian, archaeologist and Anglican priest.
Academic career
- Haileybury College (scholar)
- Keble College, Oxford (scholar, BA First class in Modern History 1937, MA 1951, DPhil with thesis on Donatists 1940, DD 1966)
- Craven Scholarship to study in Berlin (with Hans Lietzmann) and North Africa
- Research fellowship at University of Nottingham
- Associate Director, Egypt Exploration Society, Q'asr Ibrim, Nubia 1963–64
- Bye Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (BD 1964)
- Fellow and University lecturer in Divinity. During this time the Prince of Wales, then reading archaeology and anthropology at Trinity, was one of his students.
- Professor of Ecclesiastical History, and Dean of the Faculty of Divinity, in the University of Glasgow 1969–84 (Emeritus 1984–2005)
- Chairman, Association of University Teachers 1976–78
- Frend once stood for local government as Liberal Party candidate in Cambridge
- In the 1980s he worked at Carthage with a team from the University of Michigan
- In retirement was again elected Bye Fellow of Caius and in his last years wrote a new book about the early life of Augustine
Military career
- Assistant Principal, War Office 1940
- Seconded to Cabinet Office and served on Committees for Allied Supplies and the Free French
- Liaison officer, Psychological Warfare Branch, Tunis
- Service in Austria for 18 months
- Italy
- Commissioned officer, Queen's Royal Regiment 1947–67
Ministry
Frend inclined towards the Low Church tradition. He was a sometimes reluctant liberal who cautiously supported the ordination of women but criticised Bishop Jenkins of Durham over his non-traditional ideas about Christmas. He was considered a good and humble pastor and an enlightening, if theologically uncoventional, preacher.
- Reader 1956–82
- Ordained deacon in the Scottish Episcopal Church 1982
- Non Stipendiary Minister, Aberfoyle 1982–84
- Ordained priest in the Scottish Episcopal Church 1983
- Priest-in-charge, Barnwell with Thurning and Luddington 1984–90
- Permission to officiate in the Diocese of Ely 1990–2005
- Until his death, he continued to take two services every month
Public recognition
- Złoty Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami (Gold Cross of Merit with Swords), Government of the Polish Republic in Exile
- Territorial Efficiency Decoration 1959
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London 1952
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society 1954
- D.D. honoris causa, University of Edinburgh 1974
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1979
- Fellow of the British Academy 1983
- He set up and financed the Frend Medal, awarded by the Society of Antiquaries for archaeology, history and topography of the early Christian Church.[1] Recipients include Harold McCarter Taylor and Charles Thomas (1981),[2] Philip Rahtz (2003), Günter P Gehring (2000)[3] Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle (1986),[4] Nancy Gauthier (2002),[5] and Samuel Turner 2004.[6]
Family
Frend was married to Mary Grace (née Crook; 1951–2002). They had one son, Simon, and one daughter, Sally. His father was a priest of High Church persuasion.
Major works
- The Donatist Church (1952)
- Martyrdom and Persecution in the Early Church (1965)
- The Rise of the Monophysite Movement (1972)
- The Rise of Christianity (1984)
See also
- Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Glasgow
- List of Professorships at the University of Glasgow
- Trinity College, Glasgow
References
- ↑ "Society of Antiquaries of London – Volume 83, 2003". sal.org.uk. 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
archaeology, history and topography of the early Christian Church
- ↑ "Society of Antiquaries of London – Harold McCarter Taylor, C.B.E., T.D., M.A., MSc, PhD". sal.org.uk. 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
Charles Thomas
- ↑ "Society of Antiquaries of London – Volume 80, 2000". sal.org.uk. 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
Günter P Gehring
- ↑ "Society of Antiquaries of London – Birthe Kjølbye-Biddle". sal.org.uk. 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
1986
- ↑ "Society of Antiquaries of London – Volume 82, 2002". sal.org.uk. 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
Nancy Gauthier
- ↑ "Society of Antiquaries of London – Salon 87 – 25 April 2004". sal.org.uk. 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
Samuel Turner
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