Herbert Warren
Sir Thomas Herbert Warren,
Early life and education
Warren was born in
After earning a scholarship, Warren entered
Career
Warren was
Warren published By Severn Sea and Other Poems in 1897 [7] and The Death of Virgil in 1907. In 1913, he published a study of his friend, the poet Robert Bridges.[1]
He retired in 1918 after spending more than four decades as a significant figure at the university.
For many years the President of Magdalen had been about the best known figure in Oxford. His long tenure of his office, 43 years, his great experience of University business, his wide. circle of friends and acquaintances both in Oxford and in the outer world, the many spheres of his interests, and the versatility of his talents, all contributed to make him conspicuous, and many generations of undergraduates, whose acquaintance with heads of houses is not large, will reckon 'the Pre' among their lasting recollections of Oxford.
Honours
Warren was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1914[8] after the Prince of Wales left Magdalen.[1]
He earned honorary degrees of LL.D. from the
Personal life
In 1886, Warren married Mary Isabel Brodie, youngest daughter of Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 2nd Baronet.[9]
He died in 1930 in Oxford and was buried at Holywell Cemetery.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Obituary: Sir Herbert Warren – A Great Oxford Head". The Times. 10 June 1930. p. 14.
- ^ 1861 England Census
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1893). Oxford men & their colleges. Oxford, J. Parker. p. 241. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-7100-0214-3.
- ^ Books listed by Alibris.
- ^ "No. 28973". The London Gazette. 13 November 1914. p. 9263.
- ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
External links
- Photographs in the National Portrait Gallery (London)
- Warren, Sir Thomas Herbert (1853–1930) Knight, President of Magdalen College Oxford, Janus, University of Cambridge, UK
- Warren, Sir Thomas Herbert (1853–1930) Knight President of Magdalen College Oxford, National Archives, UK