Lancelot Andrewes was an influential English theologian and bishop who served the Church of England during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Born in London in 1555, he received his education at both Oxford and Cambridge before being ordained as a priest in 1580. Throughout his career, he held several prominent ecclesiastical offices, including serving as the Dean of Westminster and holding various bishoprics, such as those of Chichester, Ely, and Winchester. He is particularly noted for his significant contributions to biblical scholarship and his leadership in translating the King James Version.