15 Facts About Ernest Barnes

Ernest William Barnes was a British mathematician and scientist who later became a liberal theologian and bishop.

Ernest Barnes was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and Trinity College, Cambridge.

Ernest Barnes was Master of the Temple from 1915 to 1919.

Ernest Barnes was made Bishop of Birmingham in 1924, the only bishop appointed during Ramsay MacDonald's first term in office.

Ernest Barnes was the eldest of four sons of John Starkie Ernest Barnes and Jane Elizabeth Kerry, both elementary school head-teachers.

In 1883 Ernest Barnes' father was appointed Inspector of Schools in Birmingham, a position that he occupied throughout the rest of his working life.

Ernest Barnes was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and in 1893 went up to Cambridge as a Scholar of Trinity College.

Ernest Barnes was bracketed Second Wrangler in 1896 and was placed in the first division of the first class in Part II of the Mathematical Tripos in 1897.

Ernest Barnes graduated ScD of the University of Cambridge in 1907 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1909.

In 1915, Ernest Barnes left Cambridge, and his career as a professional mathematician, upon his appointment as Master of the Temple in London.

Ernest Barnes died at his home in Sussex at the age of 79, survived by his wife and two sons.

Ernest Barnes was perhaps the best known liberal bishop of his time, identified with the modernist or broad church movement.

Undaunted by this set-back, Ernest Barnes returned to his accusations on the cement ring in a speech he delivered in the House of Lords the following year.

Ernest Barnes was an uncompromising pacifist, and spoke out against British participation in the Second World War.

In 1916, Ernest Barnes married Adelaide Caroline Theresa Ward, daughter of Sir Adolphus Ward.