Helen Darbishire
Helen Darbishire | |
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| Born | 1881 Oxford, England |
| Died | 1961 (aged 79–80) |
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Helen Darbishire, CBE, FBA (1881–1961) was an English literary scholar, who was Principal of Somerville College, Oxford, from 1931 until her retirement in 1945.[1]
Life
Helen Darbishire was born in
Royal Holloway College, she returned to Somerville as a tutor in English in 1908. She was the first woman to be chair of the faculty board of English at Oxford University.[2] In 1925-6 she held a visiting professorship at Wellesley College
. On her return to Oxford she was appointed university lecturer.
In 1931 she succeeded Margery Fry as principal of Somerville, resigning her university lectureship (though continuing to teach and lecture). Darbishire remained principal of Somerville until her retirement in 1945, overseeing considerable building expansion at the college.[3]
Her work as a literary scholar focussed on
Honours
In 1947, Darbishire was elected a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
(CBE).
Works
- The early lives of Milton, 1932
- The poet Wordsworth, 1949
- The poetical works of John Milton: with translations of the Italian, Latin and Greek poems from the Columbia University edition, 1952
References
- ^ 'Obituary: Miss Helen Darbishire, former principal of Somerville College', The Guardian, 13 March 1961
- ^ a b Manuel, Anne (2013). Breaking New Ground: A History of Somerville College as seen through its Buildings. Oxford: Somerville College. p. 26.
- ^ "Somerville College Pages 343-347 A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3, the University of Oxford". British History Online. Victoria County History, 1954. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "DARBISHIRE, Helen". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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