- John Lowe (Dean of Christ Church)
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The Very Reverend Professor John Lowe (1899–1960) was Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, England (1939–59) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1948–51).[1]
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Life
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he studied at University of Trinity College, Toronto and went on to the University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar (1922). He returned to the University of Trinity College, where he taught for twelve years, serving as Dean of Divinity (1933–39), before taking up his post at Christ Church, Oxford.
Selected works
- The Lord's prayer (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1962)
- Saint Peter (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956)
- The interpretation of the Lord's prayer (Evanston: Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, 1955)
- Diocese of Oxford: The cathedral handbook (Oxford: n.p., 1955)
References
- ^ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/vc/position/previousvice-chancellors/. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
Further reading
- The Munificent Monsieur, Time, 27 September 1948.
- A Question of Continuity, Time, 15 November 1948.
External links
Academic offices Preceded by
Alwyn WilliamsDean of Christ Church, Oxford
1939–1959Succeeded by
Cuthbert Aikman SimpsonPreceded by
William Teulon Swan StallybrassVice-Chancellor of Oxford University
1948–1951Succeeded by
Maurice BowraDeans of Christ Church, Oxford Early modern John Hygdon* • John Oliver* • Richard Cox • Richard Marshall • George Carew • Thomas Sampson • Thomas Godwin • Thomas Cooper • John Piers • Tobie Matthew • William James • Thomas Ravis • John King • William Goodwin • Richard Corbet • Brian Duppa • Samuel Fell • Edward Reynolds • John Owen • Edward Reynolds • George Morley • John Fell • John Massey • Henry Aldrich • Francis Atterbury • George Smalridge • Hugh Boulter • William Bradshaw • John Conybeare • David Gregory • William Markham • Lewis Bagot • Cyril Jackson
Late modern Charles Hall • Samuel Smith • Thomas Gaisford • Henry Liddell • Francis Paget • Thomas Strong • Julian White • Alwyn Williams • John Lowe • Cuthbert Simpson • Henry Chadwick • Eric Heaton • John Drury • Christopher Lewis
Categories:- 1899 births
- 1960 deaths
- People from Calgary
- Trinity College (Canada) alumni
- University of Toronto alumni
- Canadian Rhodes scholars
- University of Toronto faculty
- Deans of Christ Church, Oxford
- Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford
- Canadian Anglican priests
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