Robin Harrison
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Alick Robin Walsham Harrison (1900 – c. 1970) was a British
academic, Warden of Merton College, Oxford
from 1963 until 1969.
and Merton College, Oxford. He became a master at Westminster School
and returned to Merton in 1930. At the start of the second world war he entered government service in the Ministry of Food, where he became the Private Secretary to the minister Lord Woolton. In 1950 he returned to Merton in his old job as ancient history don. He served for a time as Domestic Bursar and was elected Warden in 1963. He was the author of various academic books mainly dealing with law
in the ancient world, including The Law of Athens (1968), Oxford, Clarendon Press, ISBN 0-19-825172-6. He was a man of "untiring scholarship, good sense, and sound judgment".
United Kingdom
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academic, Warden of Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
from 1963 until 1969.
Life
He was born in 1900 and was educated at HaileyburyHaileybury and Imperial Service College
Haileybury and Imperial Service College, , is a prestigious British independent school founded in 1862. The school is located at Hertford Heath, near Hertford, from central London, on of parkland occupied until 1858 by the East India College...
and Merton College, Oxford. He became a master at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
and returned to Merton in 1930. At the start of the second world war he entered government service in the Ministry of Food, where he became the Private Secretary to the minister Lord Woolton. In 1950 he returned to Merton in his old job as ancient history don. He served for a time as Domestic Bursar and was elected Warden in 1963. He was the author of various academic books mainly dealing with law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
in the ancient world, including The Law of Athens (1968), Oxford, Clarendon Press, ISBN 0-19-825172-6. He was a man of "untiring scholarship, good sense, and sound judgment".