Alic Halford Smith

Alic Halford Smith (1883–1958) was a British philosopher and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.[1]

Alic Smith was educated at Dulwich College in south London and New College, Oxford. He began his career at the Scottish Office (1906–19). Subsequently, he was a Fellow at New College, where he was tutor in philosophy (1919–44), and then Warden (head) of the College (1944–58).[2] Smith was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1954 to 1957.[3] He was also a Fellow of Winchester College and Honorary Fellow of King's College, Cambridge.

Smith was awarded the Freedom of the City of Oxford on 10 February 1955.[4]

References

1. Harrod, Alic Halford Smith, The Oxford Magazine, 77, pp. 74–78, 6 November 1958.
2. Special Collections, New College, Oxford.
3. "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
4. Freedom of the City of Oxford, Oxford City Council.

External links

• Books, Amazon.co.uk.
• Books from Alibris.
• NRA 4392, Alic Halford Smith, Warden of New College, Oxford: corresp and papers, Reference PA/S.2, The National Archives, UK.
• Selected essays and addresses, by Alic Halford Smith. Oxford: Blackwell, 1965.

Academic offices
Preceded by H. A. L. Fisher	Warden of New College, Oxford 1944–1958	Succeeded by Sir William Hayter
Preceded by Maurice Bowra	Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1954–1957	Succeeded by John Cecil Masterman