E. B. Pusey
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Catholic Church, Catholics
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History
Article abstract: Pusey was a leader of the Oxford Movement to revive Anglo-Catholic doctrines and practices in the life of the Church of England, a defender of the Bible against attacks from higher criticism, and a distinguished scholar in Semitic languages.
Early Life
Edward Bouverie Pusey was born August 22, 1800, at Pusey, a village near Oxford, to a family with Huguenot roots. His father, Philip Bouverie, assumed the name Pusey when he succeeded to the Pusey manor in 1789. Edward’s paternal grandfather was the first Viscount Folkestone.
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