John Hanbury Angus Sparrow

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John Hanbury Angus Sparrow

John Sparrow (1906-1992) was an English

England

Barrister

A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions that employ a split profession in relation to legal representation. In split professions, the other type of lawyer is the solicitor....
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John Sparrow (1906-1992) was an English

England

Barrister

Education

He was educated at Winchester College

Winchester College

Winchester College is a famous boys' independent school, set in the city of Winchester, Hampshire in Hampshire, England, once the ancient capital....
and New College, Oxford

New College, Oxford

New College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxfords of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Its official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College, Oxford; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always called "New College"....
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Academic career

He was elected Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford

All Souls College, Oxford

All Souls College is one of the Colleges of the University of Oxford of the University of Oxford in England.Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become Fellows, i.e., full members of the College's governing body....
(1929). He became Warden of All Souls

All Souls College, Oxford

A. L. Rowse

Alfred Leslie Rowse, Companion of Honour FBA , known professionally as A. L. Rowse and to his friends and family as Leslie, was a prolific Cornish people historian....
. He was also Fellow of Winchester

Winchester College

Winchester College is a famous boys' independent school, set in the city of Winchester, Hampshire in Hampshire, England, once the ancient capital....
(1951-81) and Honorary Fellow of New College

New College, Oxford

Legal career

Sparrow was called to the Bar

Bar association

A bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both....
at the Middle Temple

Middle Temple

The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn....
(1931, Honorary Bencher 1952), practising in the Chancery Division (1931-39, 1946-51).

Publications

He published more than fifty books and essays on topics including epigraphy

Epigraphy

Epigraphy is the study of wikt:inscriptions or wikt:epigraphs engraved into stone or other durable materials, or cast in metal, the science of classifying them as to cultural context and date, elucidating them and assessing what conclusions can be deduced from them....
, painting

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . In art, the term describes both the act and the result, which is called a painting....
, and Latin

Latin poetry

Latin poetry was a major part of Latin literature during the height of the Latin. During Latin literature's Golden Age of Latin Literature, most of the great literature was written in poetry, including works by Virgil, Catullus, and Horace....
and English poetry

English poetry

The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in European culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe....
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One of his best known remarks was describing the dog as "That indefatigable and unsavoury engine of pollution".

Bibliography

Annan, Noel
Noel Annan

Noel Gilroy Annan, Baron Annan, Order of the British Empire was a British military intelligence officer, author, and academic. During his military career, he rose to the rank of Colonel and was appointed Order of the British Empire....
, The Dons (London: HarperCollins, 1992), pp. 193-208
Bowra, Maurice
Maurice Bowra

Sir Cecil Maurice Bowra was an England classical scholar, academic, and 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....
, Memories 1898-1939 (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1966), pp. 179-82
Lowe, John
Dean John Lowe

The Very Reverend Professor John Lowe was Dean of Christ Church, Oxford and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford .Born in Calgary, Alberta, he studied at University of Trinity College and went on to University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar ....
, The Warden: A Portrait of John Sparrow (London: HarperCollins, 1998)