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The Name Polkinghorne
I chose this philosopher for my timeline because I thought the name to be interesting. It is spelled differently from its original form of Polkenhoern which is a locational name from an estate in the parish of Gwinear, Cornwall, England, UK. In Old Cornish "Pol" is a pool or pond and the personal name Kenhoern translates into the words hound+iron. I wondered if hound-iron is something like a weathercock, hence the icon for this event. https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Polkinghorne -
Date and Place of Birth, Current age 89
John Charlton Polkinghorne is age 89 as of this writing. He was born on 16 October 1930 in Weston-super-Mare, England which is a seaside town in Somerset, England, sovereign state of United Kingdom. The town's name, Weston-super-Mare is derived from Anglo-Saxon 'west tun' or settlement. Super-Mare is Latin for above sea and was added to the name to distinguish it from other towns named Weston. https://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/how-did-weston-super-mare-get-its-name-1-306273 -
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Founding Member
Society of Ordained Scientists, National Service, RAEC -
Bachelor’s Degree
Mathematics, Trinity College, Cambridge
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Fellow
Trinity College, Cambridge, England, fellow -
Master's Degree
Quantum field theory from Trinity College, Cambridge
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Commonwealth Fund Fellow
California Institute of Technology -
Doctorate
Quantum field theory from Trinity College, Cambridge
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Lecturer in applied mathematics
Cambridge University, Cambridge, England -
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Reader
Reader in theoretical physics -
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Professor of Mathematical Physics
Professor of mathematical physics at the University of Cambridge -
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Professor
Professor of mathematical physics -
Additional Doctorate
Received an additional doctorate in theoretical elementary particle physics from Trinity College in 1974.
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FRS - Fellow of the Royal Society
Elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for his contributions to the study of interactions between fundamental particles.
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Member
Science Research Council -
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Chairman
Nuclear Physics Board -
Deacon
Ordained deacon of the Church of England -
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Curate
St. Andrew's, Chesterton, England -
Ordained Preist
As an ordained priest of the Church of England, Polkinghorne lead a disparate group of scientists on a controversial search for God within the fractured logic of quantum physics.
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Curate
St. Michael's, Bedminster, England
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Vicar
Vicar in Kent, England
A vicar, in the church of England, is the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes. -
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Dean and Chaplain
Trinity Hall -
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Chairman
Committee to Review the Guidance on the Research Use of Fetuses and Fetal Material -
Clips and transcript from the 'God: new evidence' series
Here is a link to a collection of short videos in which he talks about evidence of God from recent scientific discoveries involving cosmic fine-tuning. http://www.focus.org.uk/polkinghorne.php
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President
Queens' College, Cambridge, England -
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Member
Church of England Doctrine Commission -
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Member
BMA Medical Ethics Committee -
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Member
General Synod of the Church of England -
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Chairman
Ad hoc study group on the food use of organisms from transgenic breeding programs -
Gifford Lecturer
The prestigious Gifford Lectureships were established by Adam Lord Gifford, a senator of the College of Justice in Scotland.
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Theologian
Canon theologian, Liverpool Cathedral -
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Chairman
Task force to review services for drug mis-users -
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Six Preacher
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Chairman
Advisory committee on genetic testing -
KBE -Knighthood
Polkinghorne is investitured as Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.). It is the second most senior grade of seven orders of chivalry. -
Founding President
International Society for Science and Religion
