Edward Atkinson (Master of Clare College, Cambridge)
Edward Atkinson was Master of Clare College from 1856 to his death.
Atkinson was educated at Leeds Grammar School and Clare College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1838, gaining a scholarship, graduating B.A. 1842, M.A. 1845, B.D. 1853, D.D. 1859.
He became Fellow of Clare in 1842; and was ordained a priest of the Church of England in 1844; He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1862–1863, 1868–1870, and 1876–1878.
