Richard Whately, archbishop of Dublin (1787-1863)
The nephew of the Shakespeare critic Thomas Whately (d. 1772); he was educated at Oriel
College, Oxford where he was professor of political economy (1829-31) and was archbishop of
Dublin (1831-63). A prolific writer, he offered a rationalist defense of
Anglicanism.
The nephew of the Shakespeare critic Thomas Whately (d. 1772); he was educated at Oriel
College, Oxford where he was professor of political economy (1829-31) and was archbishop of
Dublin (1831-63). A prolific writer, he offered a rationalist defense of
Anglicanism.
