Arthur Lionel Smith
Arthur Lionel Smith (1850 – 12 April 1924) was a British historian at the University of Oxford. He served as Master of Balliol College, Oxford from 1916 to 1924.
Early life
A. L. Smith studied at Balliol College, Oxford from 1869 to 1874.
Academic career
Smith became a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford in 1882, Dean in 1907, and was Master 1916–1924.[1][2]
Smith was important in developing history teaching.[3] He was a close friend of the pomologist Ronald Hatton.
Personal life
In 1879, Smith married Mary Smith, with whom he had nine children.[4] They first lived at 7 Crick Road in North Oxford until 1893. Their daughter Miriam married the diplomat Sir Reader Bullard.[5] His daughter Rosalind married Oxford historian Edward Murray Wrong.His youngest daughter Barbara married Sir Hugh Cairns (surgeon) the first Nuffield Professor of Surgery.
References
- ↑ Balliol Archives Exhibitions — Arthur Lionel Smith (1850–1924) Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine., Balliol College, Oxford, UK.
- ↑ Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "Balliol College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 82–95. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ↑ A. L. Smith archive, Balliol College, Oxford, UK.
- ↑ Symonds, Ann Spokes. "Families: The A.L. Smiths". The Changing Faces of North Oxford: Book One. Robert Boyd Publications. pp. 117–118. ISBN 1-899536-25-6.
- ↑ "Bullard, Sir Reader (William)". Who's Who, 1956 (108th ed.). London: Adam and Charles Black. 1956. p. 408.
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| Preceded by James Leigh Strachan-Davidson |
Master of Balliol College, Oxford 1916–1924 |
Succeeded by Alexander Dunlop Lindsay |