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John Lowe (University Of Oxford)
John Lowe (1899–1960) was Dean (college), Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, England (1939–59) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1948–51). Life Born in Calgary, Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he studied at Trinity College, Toronto and went on to the University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar (1922). He returned to Trinity College, where he taught for twelve years, serving as Dean (education), 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, Illinois, Evanston: Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, 1955) *''Diocese of Oxford: The cathedral handbook'' (Oxford: n.p., 1955) References Further reading ''The Munificent Monsieur'' ''Time (magazine), Time'', 27 September 1948. ''A Question of Continuity'' ''Time'', 15 November 1948. External links Details about p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean (college)
Dean is a title employed in academic administrations such as colleges or universities for a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, over a specific area of concern, or both. In the United States and Canada, deans are usually the head of each constituent college and school that make up a university. Deans are common in private preparatory schools, and occasionally found in middle schools and high schools as well. Origin A "dean" (Latin: '' decanus'') was originally the head of a group of ten soldiers or monks. Eventually an ecclesiastical dean became the head of a group of canons or other religious groups. When the universities grew out of the cathedral schools and monastic schools, the title of dean was used for officials with various administrative duties. Use Bulgaria and Romania In Bulgarian and Romanian universities, a dean is the head of a Faculty (division), faculty, which may include several academic departments. Every faculty unit of unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |