Eric Arthur Barber

Eric Arthur Barber,[1] FBA[2] (8 October 1888; 24 May 1965)[3] was an Oxford college head.

Barber was educated at Shrewsbury School[4] and New College, Oxford. During World War I he served as an officer with the King's Shropshire Light Infantry. A classicist, he was a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, from 1910 to 1913.[5] He was Fellow, Tutor and Lecturer in Classics at Exeter College, Oxford, from 1913 to 1943; and Rector of Exeter College, Oxford, from 1943 to 1956.[6]

References

  1. Art UK
  2. British Academy
  3. 'Mr. E. A. Barber' The Times London, England Wednesday, 26 May 1965 Issue 56331 p.1
  4. Anon (2020). "Barber, Eric Arthur". Who's Who. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 76.
  6. 'Rectorship Of Exeter College' The Times Monday, 8 October 1956 Issue 53656 p.8
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