Arthur Lionel Smith

Arthur Lionel Smith

Arthur Lionel Smith (1850 – 12 April 1924) was a British historian at the University of Oxford. He served as Master of Balliol College, Oxford from 1916 to 1924.

Early life

A. L. Smith studied at Balliol College, Oxford from 1869 to 1874.

Academic career

Smith became a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford in 1882, Dean in 1907, and was Master 1916–1924.^[1][2]

Smith was important in developing history teaching.^[3] He was a close friend of the pomologist Ronald Hatton.

Personal life

In 1879, Smith married Mary Smith, with whom he had nine children.^[4] They first lived at 7 Crick Road in North Oxford until 1893. Their daughter Miriam married the diplomat Sir Reader Bullard.^[5] His daughter Rosalind married Oxford historian Edward Murray Wrong.

References

1. Balliol Archives Exhibitions — Arthur Lionel Smith (1850–1924), Balliol College, Oxford, UK.
2. Salter, H. E. and Lobel, Mary D., ed. (1954). "Balliol College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 82–95. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
3. A. L. Smith archive, Balliol College, Oxford, UK.
4. Symonds, Ann Spokes. "Families: The A.L. Smiths". The Changing Faces of North Oxford: Book One. Robert Boyd Publications. pp. 117–118. ISBN 1-899536-25-6.
5. "Bullard, Sir Reader (William)". Who's Who, 1956 (108th ed.). London: Adam and Charles Black. 1956. p. 408.

External links

• Works by or about Arthur Lionel Smith at Internet Archive