Richard Livingstone
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Sir Richard Winn Livingstone (January 23, 1880, Liverpool
– December 26, 1960, Oxford
) was a British classical scholar, educationist, and academic administrator.
He promoted the classical
liberal arts
.
Richard Livingstone was the son of an Anglican vicar. His mother was the daughter of an Irish
baron. He was educated at Winchester College
and New College, Oxford
. He remained at Oxford University until 1924 as fellow, tutor, and librarian at Corpus Christi College
. In 1920, he served on the Prime Minister
’s committee on the classics. During 1920–22, he was co-editor of the Classical Review.
During 1924–33, Livingstone became Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland
. He was knighted in 1931.
In 1933, Livingstone returned to Oxford, and became President of Corpus Christi College. In 1944, Livingstone delivered the Rede Lecture
at Cambridge
on Plato
and modern education. He was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1944 until 1947.
Livingstone retired in 1950 and spent his final years writing and lecturing.
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
– December 26, 1960, 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...
) was a British classical scholar, educationist, and academic administrator.
He promoted the classical
Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
.
Richard Livingstone was the son of an Anglican vicar. His mother was the daughter of an Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
baron. He was educated at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
. He remained at Oxford University until 1924 as fellow, tutor, and librarian at Corpus Christi College
Corpus Christi College, Oxford
Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom...
. In 1920, he served on the Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
’s committee on the classics. During 1920–22, he was co-editor of the Classical Review.
During 1924–33, Livingstone became Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. He was knighted in 1931.
In 1933, Livingstone returned to Oxford, and became President of Corpus Christi College. In 1944, Livingstone delivered the Rede Lecture
Rede Lecture
The Sir Robert Rede's Lecturer is an annual appointment to give a public lecture, the Sir Robert Rede's Lecture at the University of Cambridge. It is named for Sir Robert Rede, who was Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in the sixteenth century.-Initial series:The initial series of lectures ranges...
at 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...
on Plato
Plato
Plato , was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the...
and modern education. He was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1944 until 1947.
Livingstone retired in 1950 and spent his final years writing and lecturing.
Books
- GreekAncient GreeceAncient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
Ideals and Modern Life - Education and the Spirit of the Age
- Plato and Modern Education
- The Greek Genius and its Meaning to us (1912)
- A Defence of Classical Education (1916)
- The Legacy of Greece: Essays (1921)
- The Pageant of Greece (1923)
- The Mission of Greece (1928)
- Portrait of SocratesSocratesSocrates was a classical Greek Athenian philosopher. Credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, he is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of later classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon, and the plays of his contemporary ...
, being the Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Plato (English translation), PlatoPlatoPlato , was a Classical Greek philosopher, mathematician, student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the...
, Benjamin JowettBenjamin JowettBenjamin Jowett was renowned as an influential tutor and administrative reformer in the University of Oxford, a theologian and translator of Plato. He was Master of Balliol College, Oxford.-Early career:...
, Richard Livingstone (1938) - The Future in Education (1941)
- The Rainbow Bridge (1959)
External links
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