Samuel Ifor Enoch

The Reverend Samuel Ifor Enoch
Born	(1914-12-26)26 December 1914 Ciliau Aeron, Wales
Died	10 June 2001(2001-06-10) (aged 86) Aberystwyth, Wales
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse	Margaret Mary (Peggy) O'Connor ​ ​ (m. 1953; died 2000)​
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Presbyterian)
Church	Presbyterian Church of Wales
Ordained	1941
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Wales Columbia University
Influences	F. C. Grant Reinhold Niebuhr
Academic work
Discipline	Biblical studies theology
School or tradition	Christian socialism Social Gospel
Institutions	United Theological College, Aberystwyth

Samuel Ifor Enoch (26 December 1914 – 10 June 2001) was

Enoch joined Columbia University, in New York City, where he researched for a Master of Philosophy degree. Here he came under the influence of the brilliant scholars at Union Theological Seminary, especially the Professor of Applied Christianity, Reinhold Niebuhr and F. C. Grant.^[1]

Enoch was

Aberystwyth

From Aberdare Enoch went to Aberystwyth, where he stayed for nearly 50 years, as Professor of Greek and New Testament Studies (1953–62), and then as a very successful and popular Principal of the United Theological College from 1963 (after the death of W. R. Williams), until his retirement in 1978,^[2] when he was succeeded by Rheinallt Nantlais Williams.

He was an accomplished lecturer, preacher and

In his retirement he continued to lecture for the University of Wales in extramural adult classes and was an active preacher in chapels across Wales.

Enoch married Margaret Mary (Peggy) O'Connor from Ireland in 1953; she died in 2000. They adopted two children: Desmond John Enoch (who served with the Royal Marines during the Falklands War), and a daughter, Helen Margaret Enoch, a nurse.^[1]

Samuel Ifor Enoch died at Aberystwyth on 10 June 2001 and was cremated at the local crematorium.^[5]

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