Charles Kingsley

The Reverend Charles Kingsley
Born	(1819-06-12)12 June 1819 Holne, Devon, England
Died	23 January 1875(1875-01-23) (aged 55) Eversley, Hampshire, England
Occupation	Clergyman, historian, novelist
Nationality	English
Alma mater	King's College London Magdalene College, Cambridge
Period	19th century
Genre	Social Christianity
Literary movement	Christian socialism
Spouse	Frances Eliza Grenfell
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Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 – 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college, and forming labour cooperatives, which failed, but encouraged later working reforms.