Newman, John Henry
(male)
02/21/1801 - 08/11/1890
English
Trinity College, Oxford
Theologian and cardinal; fellow at Oriel College; leader of Oxford Movement; wrote Tract 1 (and others) of Tracts for the Times; published several volumes of sermons; took on the editorship of the British Critic in January 1838; wrote many theological works; converted to Roman Catholicism in 1845. See Boase II: 1123-4, ODNB.
(Also in the Wellesley Index.)