The Very Reverend John Lowe | |
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Dean of Christ Church | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1899 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Died | 1960 |
Denomination | Anglican |
John Lowe (1899–1960) was Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, England (1939–59) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1948–51).
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
- The Lord's prayer (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1962)
- Saint Peter (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956)
- The interpretation of the Lord's prayer (Evanston: Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, 1955)
- Diocese of Oxford: The cathedral handbook (Oxford: n.p., 1955)
References
- "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
Further reading
- The Munificent Monsieur, Time, 27 September 1948.
- A Question of Continuity, Time, 15 November 1948.
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Preceded byAlwyn Williams | Dean of Christ Church, Oxford 1939–1959 |
Succeeded byCuthbert Aikman Simpson |
Preceded byWilliam Teulon Swan Stallybrass | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1948–1951 |
Succeeded byMaurice Bowra |
Dean of Christ Church, Oxford | |
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Predecessors | |
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Late modern | |
* – Academic deans only; prior to the establishment of Christ Church Cathedral; ** – Cathedral deans at Osney. |
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