Greig Barr
Appearance
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(William) Greig Barr (b Glasgow 10 June 1917; d Oxford 23 April 2008)[1] was an Oxford college head.[2]
Barr was educated at Kelvinside Academy, Sedbergh School and Magdalen College, Oxford. He served in the Second World War with the Royal Devon Yeomanry. A historian, he was a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, from 1945 1972; and Rector of Exeter College, Oxford, from 1972 to 1982.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 'Deaths' The Times Monday, 28 April 2008 Issue 69309 p.51
- ^ Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714, Vachell-Vyner
- ^ Anon (2020). "Barr, William Greig". Who's Who. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Categories:
- People educated at Kelvinside Academy
- People educated at Sedbergh School
- 20th-century Scottish historians
- Rectors of Exeter College, Oxford
- Academics from Glasgow
- 1917 births
- 2008 deaths
- Fellows of Exeter College, Oxford
- Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford
- Royal Devon Yeomanry officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Military personnel from Glasgow
- Scottish academic biography stubs
- University of Oxford stubs