Brooke Foss Westcott

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The Right Reverend Brooke Foss Westcott
Bishop of Durham
Diocese	Durham
In office	1890–1901 (died)
Predecessor	Joseph Lightfoot
Successor	Handley Moule
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Born	(1825-01-12)12 January 1825 Birmingham, UK
Died	27 July 1901(1901-07-27) (aged 76) Auckland Castle, County Durham, UK
Buried	Auckland Castle chapel
Nationality	English
Denomination	Anglican
Residence	Auckland Castle (as Bishop of Durham)
Spouse	Sarah Louisa Mary Whithard ​ ​ (m. 1852)​
Education	King Edward's School, Birmingham
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
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Brooke Foss Westcott (12 January 1825 – 27 July 1901) was an English bishop, biblical scholar and theologian, serving as Bishop of Durham from 1890 until his death. He is perhaps most known for co-editing The New Testament in the Original Greek in 1881. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the British Empire.^[1]