John David Mabbott

John David Mabbott (b. Duns, 18 November 1898; d. Islip, Oxfordshire 26 January 1988)^[1] was President of St John's College, Oxford from 1963^[2] from to 1969.^[3]

Mabbott was educated at Berwickshire High School;^[4] the University of Edinburgh; and St John's.^[5] He was a Lecturer in Classics at the University of Reading from 1922 to 1923; and then a Lecturer at the University College of North Wales from 1923 to 1924.^[6]. He was Fellow of St John's from 1924 to 1963;^[7] Tutor from 1930 to 1956;^[8] and Senior Tutor from 1956 to 1963.^[9] He wrote: 'The State and the Citizen', 1948; 'An Introduction to Ethics', 1966; 'John Locke', 1973; and 'Oxford Memories', 1986.^[10]

References

^ 'Mr. John Mabbott' The Times Thursday, Jan. 28, 1988 Issue 62989 p.18
^ 'St. John's, Oxford, To Have New Head' The Times Saturday, Jan. 26, 1963 Issue 55609 p.6
^ "Isaiah Berlin: Volume 1: Letters, 1928-1946, Volume 1" Berlin, I/ Hardy, H (Ed) p512: Cambridge; CUP; 2004 ISBN 0-521-83368-X
^ "Dictionary of Twentieth-Century British Philosophers" Stuart Brown, B/Bredin, H.T 'M': Bristol; Thoemmes Continuum; 2005 ISBN 1-84371-096-X
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^ 'University News' The Times Thursday, Apr. 24, 1924 Issue 43634 p.8
^ 'Human Rights and the End of Empire: Britain and the Genesis of the European Convention' Simpson, A.W.B p210: Oxford; OUP; 2001 ISBN 0-19-826289-2
^ TW, St John's Magazine, May 2017
^ "Mabbott, John David". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
^ British Library web site accessed 10:38 GMT Thursday 7th May, 2020