List of Principals of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
A list of Principals of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. The head of Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford is called the Principal. The current principal is the former newspaper editor Alan Rusbridger, since 2015.
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Founding principal Elizabeth Wordsworth in 1928
Name | Birth | Death | Principal between |
Notes |
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Dame Elizabeth Wordsworth | 1840 | 1932 | 1879–1909 | Novelist and founding principal, also the founder of St Hugh's College[1] |
Henrietta Jex-Blake | 1869 | 1953 | 1909–1921 | Violinist and school headmistress prior to joining LMH[2] |
Lynda Grier | 1880 | 1967 | 1921–1945 | Economist[3] |
Dame Lucy Sutherland | 1903 | 1980 | 1945–1971 | Historian[4] |
Sally Chilver | 1914 | 2014 | 1971–1979 | Historian, political scientist and anthropologist |
Duncan Stewart | 1930 | 1996 | 1979–1995 | Fellow of Wadham College and university administrator[5] |
Sir Brian Fall | 1937 | 1995–2002 | Diplomat | |
Dame Frances Lannon | 1945 | 2002–2015 | Historian | |
Alan Rusbridger | 1953 | 2015–2021 | Journalist and newspaper editor | |
Christine Gerrard | 1953 | 2021– | Professor of English Literature, interim principal 2021–2022 |
References[]
- ^ Lannon, Frances (2004). "Wordsworth, Dame Elizabeth [pseud. Grant Lloyd] (1840–1932), college head". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ^ Perrone, Fernanda Helen (2004). "Henrietta Jex-Blake (1862–1953)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ^ McWilliams Tullberg, Rita (2004). "Grier, (Mary) Lynda Dorothea (1880–1967), educational administrator". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ^ Whiteman, Anne (2004). "Sutherland, Dame Lucy Stuart (1903–1980), historian and college head". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
- ^ Brundin, Clark (28 May 1996). "Obituary: Duncan Stewart". Independent. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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