Quick Facts

• NAME: Charles Kingsley
• OCCUPATION: Priest, Writer
• BIRTH DATE: June 12, 1819
• DEATH DATE: January 23, 1875
• EDUCATION: Helston Grammar School, King's College, London, University of Cambridge, Magdalene College, Cambridge
• PLACE OF BIRTH: Holne, England
• PLACE OF DEATH: Eversley, England

Best Known For

Charles Kingsley was an English clergyman who wrote Hypatia. He debated mightily with John Henry Newman about the Anglican church's trend toward Catholicism.