Joseph Wells (academic)

Joseph Wells
Joseph Wells, 1924, by Glyn Philpot
Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Oxford
In office
1923–1926
Preceded byLewis Richard Farnell
Succeeded byFrancis William Pember
Personal details
Born1855
Died1929
Alma materthe Queen's College, Oxford

Joseph Wells (30 December 1855 – 1929) was a British author and Oxford academic, where he served as vice-chancellor from 1923 to 1926.[1]

Educated at Reading School and the Queen's College, Oxford, Wells became a tutor in 1883[2] and then in 1913 Warden of Wadham College, Oxford.[3]

  1. ^ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Wells, Joseph". Who's Who: 2602. 1919.
  3. ^ The Degree Ceremonies of Oxford University — Part 1.