Thomas Herbert Warren (1853-1930). Caricature by "Spy" (Leslie Ward), Vanity Fair, 8 April 1893.
Sir Thomas Herbert Warren (1853-1930) was an English poet, academic, and college administrator.
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Warren was educated at Clifton College school.
He entered Balliol College, Oxford in 1872, becoming a fellow of the college in 1877.[1]
Career[]
He was president of Magdalen College, Oxford 1885-1928, and served as vice-chancellor of Oxford University 1906-1910.[1]
Recognition[]
Warren was elected Oxford Professor of Poetry in 1911, and served until 1916.[2][3]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- By Severn Sea, and other poems. London: John Murray, 1898.
- The Death of Virgil: A dramatic narrative. Oxford, UK: Blackwell / London: John Murray, 1907.
Non-fiction[]
- Introduction to George John Romanes, A Selection from the Poems. London: Longman, 1896.
- Christian Victor: The story of a young soldier. London: John Murray, 1903.
- Magdalen College, Oxford. London: Dent / New York: Dutton, 1907.
- Essays of poets and poetry, ancient and modern. London: John Murray, 1909.
- The Centenary of Tennyson, 1809-1909: A lecture. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, 1909.
- Oxford and Poetry in 1911: An inaugural lecture. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, 1911.
- Robert Bridges, Poet Laureate; readings from his poems: A public lecture. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, 1913.
- Poetry and War. London & New York: Humphrey Milford for Oxford University Press, 1915.
- Introduction to Henry Chappell, The Day, and other poems. London & New York: John Lane, 1918.
- Harold Tennyson, RN: The story of a young sailor. London: Macmillan, 1918.
- Virgil in Relation to the Place of Rome in the History of Civilization: A lecture. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1921.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[4]
See also[]
| Preceded by John William Mackail |
Oxford Professor of Poetry 1911-1916 |
Succeeded by William Paton Kerr |
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/vc/position/previousvice-chancellors/. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ↑ Peter Gordon, John White (1979). Philosophers as Educational Reformers. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7100-0214-3. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nH89AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA271&dq=Warren.
- ↑ Cyril Bailey, Warren, Sir (Thomas) Herbert (1853–1930), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, September 2004. Template:Doi
- ↑ Search results = au:Thomas Herbert Warren, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Mar. 1, 2016.
External links[]
- Poems
- About
- Photographs in the National Portrait Gallery (London)
- Warren, Sir Thomas Herbert (1853-1930) Knight, President of Magdalen College Oxford, Janus, University of Cambridge, UK
- thePeerage.com information
- Warren, Sir Thomas Herbert (1853–1930) Knight President of Magdalen College Oxford, National Archives, UK
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