Ernest Barker
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Sir Ernest Barker was a liberal British political scientist who served as Principal of King's College London
from 1920 to 1927.
Barker was educated at Manchester Grammar School
and Balliol College, Oxford
. He was a don
at Oxford
, and spent a brief time at the London School of Economics
. He was Principal of King's College London
from 1920 to 1927, and subsequently became Professor of Political Science at the University of Cambridge
in 1928, being the first holder of the chair endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation
. He was knighted in 1944. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 1958.
On Barker see the special issue of Polis, vol. 23:2 (2006), Ernest Barker: A Centenary Tribute, ed. J. Stapleton, author of the definitive modern study of Barker, Englishness and the Study of Politics: The Social and Political Thought of Ernest Barker (Cambridge, 1994).
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
from 1920 to 1927.
Barker was educated at Manchester Grammar School
Manchester Grammar School
The Manchester Grammar School is the largest independent day school for boys in the UK . It is based in Manchester, England...
and Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
. He was a don
University don
A don is a fellow or tutor of a college or university, especially traditional collegiate universities such as Oxford and Cambridge in England.The term — similar to the title still used for Catholic priests — is a historical remnant of Oxford and Cambridge having started as ecclesiastical...
at Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, and spent a brief time at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
. He was Principal of King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
from 1920 to 1927, and subsequently became Professor of Political Science at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
in 1928, being the first holder of the chair endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation
Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a prominent philanthropic organization and private foundation based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The preeminent institution established by the six-generation Rockefeller family, it was founded by John D. Rockefeller , along with his son John D. Rockefeller, Jr...
. He was knighted in 1944. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
in 1958.
On Barker see the special issue of Polis, vol. 23:2 (2006), Ernest Barker: A Centenary Tribute, ed. J. Stapleton, author of the definitive modern study of Barker, Englishness and the Study of Politics: The Social and Political Thought of Ernest Barker (Cambridge, 1994).
Works
- Political Thought in England from Herbert Spencer to To-day: 1848-1914 (1915)
- Greek Political Theory: Plato and his Predecessors (1918)
- Ireland in the last Fifty Years, 1866-1918 (1919)
- Oliver Cromwell and the English People (1937)
- Britain and the British People (1942)
- Reflections on Government (1942)
- Principles of Social and Political Theory (1951)
- Essays on Government (1951)
- Social Contract: Essays by Locke, Hume, and Rousseau
- The European Inheritance
- The Politics of Aristotle
- Age and Youth: Memories of Three Universities and the Father of Man
- Character of England
- The Republic of Plato
- The Political Thought of Plato and Aristotle