Greig Barr Explained

(William) Greig Barr (b Glasgow 10 June 1917; d Oxford 23 April 2008)[1] was an Oxford college head.[2]

Barr was educated at Kelvinside Academy, Sedbergh School and Magdalen College, Oxford. He served in the Second World War with the Royal Devon Yeomanry. A historian, he was a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford, from 1945 1972; and Rector of Exeter College, Oxford, from 1972 to 1982.

Notes and References

  1. 'Deaths' The Times Monday, 28 April 2008 Issue 69309 p.51
  2. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/alumni-oxon/1500-1714/pp1533-1549 Alumni Oxonienses 1500–1714, Vachell-Vyner