John Lowe (Dean of Christ Church)

John Lowe (1899–1960) was Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, England (1939–59) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1948–51).[1]

Life

Born in 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 of Divinity (1933–39), before taking up his post at Christ Church, Oxford.

Selected works

References

  1. "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved July 13, 2011.

Further reading

Academic offices
Preceded by
Alwyn Williams
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford
1939–1959
Succeeded by
Cuthbert Aikman Simpson
Preceded by
William Teulon Swan Stallybrass
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
1948–1951
Succeeded by
Maurice Bowra


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