Henry Woudhuysen

Professor
Henry Woudhuysen
FSA FBA
Born
Henry Ruxton Woudhuysen

(1954-10-24) 24 October 1954 (age 70)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Historian and academic
Academic background
EducationSt Paul's School, London
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
ThesisLeicester's literary patronage: A study of the English court, 1578-1582 (1981)
Doctoral advisorKatherine Duncan-Jones
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsLincoln College, Oxford
University College London
Notable worksThe Oxford Companion to the Book
The Arden Shakespeare

Henry Ruxton Woudhuysen, FSA, FBA (born 24 October 1954), is a British academic specialising in Renaissance English literature.[1] He was the Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford from 2012 to 2024.[2][3][4] He was previously Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at University College London.[5]

  1. ^ "WOUDHUYSEN, Prof. Henry Ruxton". Who's Who 2016. Oxford University Press. November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. ^ "New Rector of Lincoln College appointed". University of Oxford. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Professor Henry Woudhuysen". britac.ac.uk. The British Academy. 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  4. ^ "A Farewell Message from our 39th Rector, Professor Henry Woudhuysen". Lincoln College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. ^ Stokes, Matt (31 May 2012). "New Lincoln rector". Oxford Student. Retrieved 25 April 2014.