John Lowe (Dean of Christ Church)

John Lowe (1899–1960) was Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, England (1939–59) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford (1948–51).^[1]

Life

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he studied at University of Trinity College, Toronto and went on to the University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar (1922). He returned to the University of Trinity College, where he taught for twelve years, serving as Dean of Divinity (1933–39), before taking up his post at Christ Church, Oxford.

The Lord's prayer (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1962)
Saint Peter (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956)
The interpretation of the Lord's prayer (Evanston: Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, 1955)
Diocese of Oxford: The cathedral handbook (Oxford: n.p., 1955)

Academic offices
Preceded by Alwyn Williams	Dean of Christ Church, Oxford 1939–1959	Succeeded by Cuthbert Aikman Simpson
Preceded by William Teulon Swan Stallybrass	Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1948–1951	Succeeded by Maurice Bowra

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Predecessors	John Hygdon* John Oliver* John London Richard Cox
Early modern	Richard Cox Richard Marshall George Carew Thomas Sampson Thomas Godwin Thomas Cooper John Piers Tobias Matthew William James Thomas Ravis John King William Goodwin Richard Corbet Brian Duppa Samuel Fell Edward Reynolds John Owen Edward Reynolds George Morley John Fell John Massey Henry Aldrich Francis Atterbury George Smalridge Hugh Boulter William Bradshaw John Conybeare David Gregory William Markham Lewis Bagot Cyril Jackson
Late modern	Charles Henry Hall Samuel Smith Thomas Gaisford Henry Liddell Francis Paget Thomas Strong Henry Julian White Alwyn Williams John Lowe Cuthbert Simpson Henry Chadwick Eric Heaton John Drury Christopher Lewis Martyn Percy Sarah Foot
* – Academic deans only; prior to the establishment of Christ Church Cathedral; ** – Cathedral deans at Osney.