Inge, William Ralph

Inge, William Ralph ( 1860 – 1954 ),
dean of St Paul's , 1911 – 34 , dubbed ‘the gloomy dean’ by the Daily Mail in 1911 for his pessimistic views on democracy, progress, education, etc. He became a well-known public figure, partly through his journalism (principally for the Evening Standard), and he also published diaries, memoirs, and many volumes on religion, politics, and philosophy.