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Sir R. W. Livingstone
Sir Richard Winn Livingstone (23 January 1880, Liverpool - 26 December 1960, Oxford) was a British classical scholar, educationist, and academic administrator. He promoted the classical liberal art...lihat lebih banyakSir Richard Winn Livingstone (23 January 1880, Liverpool - 26 December 1960, Oxford) was a British classical scholar, educationist, and academic administrator. He promoted the classical liberal arts.
He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He remained at Oxford University until 1924 as fellow, tutor, and librarian at Corpus Christi College. In 1920, he served on the Prime Minister’s committee on the classics. During 1920-22, he was co-editor of the Classical Review.
During 1924-33, Livingstone became Vice-Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland. He was knighted in 1931. In 1933, he returned to Oxford, and became President of Corpus Christi College. In 1944, he delivered the Rede Lecture at Cambridge on Plato and modern education. He was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1944 until 1947.
Livingstone retired in 1950 and spent his final years writing and lecturing. He died in Oxford in 1960 aged 80.lihat lebih sedikit