Eric Arthur Barber

Eric Arthur Barber,[1] FBA[2] (8 October 1888; 24 May 1965)[3]was an Oxford college head in the 20th-century.

Barber was educated at Shrewsbury School[4] and New College, Oxford. During World War One he served as an officer with the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. A classicist, he was a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford from 1910 to 1913.[5] He was Fellow, Tutor and Lecturer in Classics at Exeter College, Oxford from 1913 to 1943; and Rector of Exeter College, Oxford from 1943 to 1956.[6]

Academic offices
Preceded by
Robert Ranulph Marett
Rector of Exeter College, Oxford
1943–1956
Succeeded by
Kenneth Wheare

References

  1. Art UK
  2. British Academy
  3. 'Mr. E. A. Barber' The Times London, England Wednesday, May 26, 1965 Issue 56331 p.1
  4. Anon (2020). "Barber, Eric Arthur". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  5. Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 76.
  6. 'Rectorship Of Exeter College' The Times Monday, Oct. 8, 1956 Issue 53656 p.8
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