Sir Maurice Linford Gwyer, (25 April 1878 – 12 October 1952) was a British lawyer, judge, and
academic administrator. He served as Vice-Chancellor of
Delhi University from 1938 to 1950, and
Chief Justice of India
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from 1937 to 1943). He is credited with having founded the college
Miranda House in 1948 in Delhi, India. Gwyer Hall, the oldest men residence for the university students is named after him.
Biography
Gwyer was born to John Edward Gwyer and Edith Gwyer (''née'' Linford), and he had a sister,
Barbara Gwyer. He was educated at
Highgate School
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from 1887 to 1892, then at
Westminster School, before he graduated with a
BA from
Christ Church, Oxford
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. In November 1902 he was elected a
Fellow of
All Souls College, Oxford
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.
He was appointed
CB (1921),
KCB (1928),
KCSI (1935), and
GCIE (1948). He became an honorary student of Christ Church (1937), an honorary DCL of Oxford (1939), LLD of Travancore (1943) and Patna (1944), and DLitt of Delhi (1950).
He died at his home, 14 Kepplestone, Eastbourne, Sussex, on 12 October 1952, and was buried at St Marylebone cemetery, East Finchley, on 17 October.
References
Further reading
*Records on Sir Maurice Gwyer are available in the British Library,
Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections
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India Office collection
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(previously Oriental and India Office Library) – papers (0304/09)
External links
*Douglas Veale
‘Gwyer, Sir Maurice Linford (1878–1952)’ rev. S. M. Cretney, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2008
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1878 births
1952 deaths
People educated at Highgate School
British India judges
Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Vice-Chancellors of the University of Delhi