William Costin (academic)
William Conrad Costin, MC (19 May 1893; 6 October 1970)[1] was President of St John's College, Oxford from 1957[2] to 1963.
Costin was educated at Reading School[3] and St John's College, Oxford.[4] He served in the Great War with the Gloucestershire Regiment. He was Proctor of Oxford University in 1935 He wrote: 'Great Britain and China, 1833–1860', 1937; 'The Law and Working of the Constitution: Documents, 1660–1914', 1952; and 'History of St John’s College, 1598–1860', 1958.[5]
References
- 'Dr W C Costin' The Times Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1970 Issue 57990 p.10
- 'Dr W C Costin' The Times Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1970 Issue 57990 p.10
- Old Redingensians
- Anon (2020). "Mabbott, John David". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- British Library web site accessed 11:47 GMT Thursday 7th May, 2020
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