John Rowett
Dr John Rowett OBE is a British historian and academic administrator. He has served as Fellow and Tutor in History at
Brasenose College, Oxford; as Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford (1999โ2004); and as Secretary-General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (2004โ07).)[1]
As Warden of Rhodes House at the time of the centenary of the Rhodes Trust in 2003, Dr Rowett was active, alongside Rhodes Trust chair
R.W. Johnson.[3]
Dr Rowett is known as a historian of modern Britain and the United States. He co-founded and edited the journal Twentieth Century British History, and co-edited the English Historical Review. He was active in the creation of the Rothermere American Institute in the University of Oxford.[4]
References
- ^ "The Warden of Rhodes House - the Rhodes Scholarships". Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016. "History". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Cowell, Alan (6 July 2003). "Rhodes Scholars Are Split on a New Foundation for South African Awards". The New York Times.
- R.W. Johnson, Look Back in Laughter: Oxford's Postwar Golden Age, Threshold Press, 2015, ch. 13.
- ^ Commonwealth Education Partnerships, Commonwealth Secretariat, 2007.