John Barron (academic)

Professor
John Barron
7th Master of St Peter's College, Oxford
In office
1991–2003
Preceded by Gerald Aylmer
Succeeded by Bernard Silverman
Director of the Institute of Classical Studies
In office
1984–1991
Preceded by Eric Handley
Succeeded by Richard Sorabji
Personal details
Born John Penrose Barron
(1934-04-27)27 April 1934
Morley, Yorkshire, England
Died 16 August 2008(2008-08-16) (aged 74)
Nationality British
Education Clifton College
Alma mater Balliol College, Oxford

John Penrose Barron (27 April 1934 – 16 August 2008) was a British classical scholar. He was Director of the Institute of Classical Studies, University of London from 1984 to 1991, and Master of St Peter's College, Oxford from 1991 to 2003.[1][2]

Early life and education

Barron was born on 27 April 1934 in Morley, Yorkshire, England.[3] He was educated at Clifton College, then an all-boys independent school in Bristol.[4] He matriculated into Balliol College, Oxford in 1953; he had originally intended to study law but was convinced by a college tutor to switch to Lit. Hum. (Classics).[3] He graduated from the University of Oxford with a first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1957.[4] He remained at Oxford to study for a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree under the supervision of Antony Andrewes,[5] which he completed in 1961.[3][4] His doctoral thesis was on the early history of Samos, and was titled The history of Samos to 439 B. C..[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "John Barron". Obituaries. Society of Antiquaries of London. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2641044/Professor-John-Barron.html
  3. 1 2 3 4 Reisz, Matthew (2 October 2008). "John Barron, 1934-2008". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Professor John Barron". The Daily Telegraph. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  5. 1 2 Barron, J. Penrose. "The history of Samos to 439 B.C." Oxford University Research Archive. University of Oxford. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Gerald Aylmer		 Master of St Peter's College, Oxford
1991-2003		 Succeeded by
Bernard Silverman
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