Arthur Blackburne Poynton
Arthur Blackburne Poynton (28 June 1867 – 8 October 1944) was an English classical scholar. He was a Fellow and later Master of University College, Oxford.[1][2]
Poynton was born in Kelston, Somerset, the son of Rev. Francis John Poynton. He was educated at Marlborough College followed by Balliol College, Oxford from 1885.[2][3] He was Fellow and Tutor at University College, Oxford from 1894, and Bursar from 1900 to 1935.[1] At University College, he was tutor to the author and academic C. S. Lewis[4] from 1919 to 1920 and the classical scholar E. R. Dodds.[5]
Poynton was Public Orator at Oxford University for seven years.[1][6] He delivered the oration for Albert Einstein at his honorary degree ceremony in the Sheldonian Theatre on 23 May 1931.[7]
Poynton died on 8 October 1944 during World War II as the result of a motor car accident in the High Street at Oxford.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Bickerton, Fred, Fred of Oxford. London: Evans Brothers Limited, 1953, pages 136–137.
- ^ a b "Obituary: Dr. A. B. Poynton". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 10 October 1944. p. 6.
- ^ Robin Darwall-Smith, Index of BJs contemporaries Archived 21 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Balliol College, Oxford, 2009.
- ^ Kathryn Lindskoog, C. S. Lewis and the Ceremonies at Oxford University (1917–1925), The Lewis Legacy, Issue 79, Winter 1999. The C.S. Lewis Foundation for Truth in Publishing, 1 January 1999.
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- ^ "Foreign News: Canonibus Dawsiensis". Time. 8 July 1929.
- ^ "Orations of the Public Orator". Einstein Archives. 23 May 1931. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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