John Polkinghorne
physicist, theologian and anglican priest
- Born
- 16 October 1930, Weston-super-Mare
- Died
- 9 March 2021, aged 90
- Birth name
- John Charlton Polkinghorne
John Charlton Polkinghorne (16 October 1930 – 9 March 2021) was an English theoretical physicist, theologian, and Anglican priest. A prominent and leading voice explaining the relationship between science and religion, he was professor of mathematical physics at the University of Cambridge from 1968 to 1979, when he resigned his chair to study for the priesthood, becoming an ordained Anglican priest in 1982. He served as the president of Queens' College, Cambridge, from 1988 until 1996.
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