Kenneth Norman Bell (1884–1951) was a fellow of
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. One of Oxford's oldest colleges, it was founded around 1263 by John I de Balliol, a landowner from Barnard Castle in County Durham, who provided the f ...
, from 1914 to his death in 1951. He was a major in the Horse Artillery in the First World War and was the tutor of
Christopher Hill,
Anthony Powell
Anthony Dymoke Powell ( ; 21 December 1905 – 28 March 2000) was an English novelist best known for his 12-volume work ''A Dance to the Music of Time'', published between 1951 and 1975. It is on the list of longest novels in English.
Powell' ...
, and
Graham Greene
Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ...
. He was also responsible for the establishment of
Holywell Manor
Holywell Manor is a historic building in central Oxford, England, in the parish of Holywell, Oxford, Holywell. It currently houses some of Balliol College, Oxford, Balliol College's postgraduate student population. It is on the corner of Mano ...
as Balliol student accommodation, to accomplish which he also created the
Balliol Society Balliol may refer to:
* House of Balliol, Lords of Baliol and their fief
* Balliol College, Oxford
** Balliol rhyme, a doggerel verse form with a distinctive meter, associated with Balliol College
* John Balliol (King John of Scotland) (1249–131 ...
.
References
Balliol College ArchivesBalliol College - Holywell Manor
Fellows of Balliol College, Oxford
1884 births
1951 deaths
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