Greig Barr

(William) Greig Barr (b Glasgow 10 June 1917; d Oxford 23 April 2008)[1] was an Oxford college head in the 20th-century.[2]

Barr was educated at Kelvinside Academy, Sedbergh School and Magdalen College, Oxford. He served in the Second World War with the Royal Devon Yeomanry. A historian, he was a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford from 1945 1972; and Rector of Exeter College, Oxford from 1972 to 1982.[3]

Academic offices
Preceded by
Kenneth Clinton Wheare
Rector of Exeter College, Oxford
1972–1982
Succeeded by
Norman Crowther Hunt

References

  1. 'Deaths' The Times Monday, Apr. 28, 2008 Issue 69309 p.51
  2. Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Vachell-Vyner
  3. Anon (2020). "Barr, William Greig". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
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