Cecil Maurice Bowra | |
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 Maurice Bowra being shown a computer in 1965[1] | |
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford | |
| In office 1951–1954 | |
| Preceded by | John Lowe |
| Succeeded by | Alic Halford Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1898 Jiujiang, China |
| Died | 4 July 1971 (aged 73) Oxford, England |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1918 |
| Unit | Royal Field Artillery |
| Battles / wars | First World War
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Sir Cecil Maurice Bowra, CH, FBA (/ˈbaʊrə/; 8 April 1898 – 4 July 1971) was an English classical scholar, literary critic and academic, known for his wit. He was Warden of Wadham College, Oxford, from 1938 to 1970, and served as vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1951 to 1954.
- ^ William Roger Louis (November 2013). History of Oxford University Press: Volume III: 1896 to 1970. OUP Oxford. pp. 177, 290. ISBN 978-0-19-956840-6.