A Doctor of Divinity is the holder of an advanced academic degree in divinity. The term is more common in the English-speaking world than elsewhere. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the DD is usuall
An Oxford Doctor of Divinity, in Convocation habit.
James Ussher was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific Irish scholar and church leader, who today is most famous for his identi
In the years leading up to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Ussher's reputation as a scholar and moderate Calvinism meant that his opinion was sought by both King and Parliament
Title page of his Annals of the World
James Ussher's reported last words were "O Lord forgive me, especially my sins of omission"