Francis John Lys

Dr Francis John Lys (1863–1947) was a British lecturer and academic administrator. He was Provost of Worcester College, Oxford (1919–46)^[1] and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1932 until 1935.

In 1942, Lys purchased Brockleaze (aka Brockless Cottage) in Pullens Lane, Headington, a suburb to the east of central Oxford, and renamed it "Pullen's Gate", but it was used by the forces during World War II.^[2] His wife lived in the house after his death until 1973.

References

1. ^ Gloucester Hall and Worcester College. In H. E. Salter and M. D. Lobel (editors), A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford, Victoria County History (1954), pp. 298–309.
2. ^ Pullen’s Gate/Brockless Cottage, Pullens Lane, Headington, Oxford.

External links

• Information from the National Portrait Gallery (London)

Academic offices
Preceded by Charles Henry Olive Daniel	Provost of Worcester College, Oxford 1919–1946	Succeeded by John Cecil Masterman
Preceded by Frederick Homes Dudden	Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1932–1935	Succeeded by Alexander Dunlop Lindsay

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Name	Lys, Francis John
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Date of birth	1863
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Date of death	1947
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