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|name = Sir Drummond Bone
|name = Sir James Drummond Bone
|honorific-suffix = [[Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce|FRSA]] [[Royal Society of Edinburgh|FRSE]]
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|office = Master of [[Balliol College, Oxford]]
|office = Master of [[Balliol College, Oxford]]
|term_start = October 2011
|term_start = October 2011
|chancellor =
|term_end = 3 April 2018
|predecessor = [[Andrew Graham (academic)|Andrew Graham]]
|predecessor = [[Andrew Graham (academic)|Andrew Graham]]
|successor = [[Helen Ghosh]]

|office2 = [[Principal (academia)|Principal]] of [[Royal Holloway, University of London]]
|office2 = [[Principal (academia)|Principal]] of [[Royal Holloway, University of London]]
|term_start2 = 2000
|term_start2 = 2000
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|predecessor2 = [[Norman Gowar|Professor Norman Gowar]]
|predecessor2 = [[Norman Gowar|Professor Norman Gowar]]
|successor2 = [[Stephen Hill (college head)|Professor Stephen Hill]]
|successor2 = [[Stephen Hill (college head)|Professor Stephen Hill]]

|office3 = Vice-Chancellor of the<br/>[[University of Liverpool]]
|office3 = Vice-Chancellor of the<br/>[[University of Liverpool]]
|term_start3 = 2002
|term_start3 = 2002
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|predecessor3 =
|predecessor3 =
|successor3 = [[Howard Newby|Sir Howard Newby]]
|successor3 = [[Howard Newby|Sir Howard Newby]]

|office4 = President of [[Universities UK]]
|office4 = President of [[Universities UK]]
|term_start4 = 2005
|term_start4 = 2005
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|predecessor4 = [[Ivor Crewe|Professor Sir Ivor Crewe]]<br/><small>([[University of Essex]])</small>
|predecessor4 = [[Ivor Crewe|Professor Sir Ivor Crewe]]<br/><small>([[University of Essex]])</small>
|successor4 = [[Rick Trainor|Professor Sir Rick Trainor]]<br/><small>([[King's College London]])</small>
|successor4 = [[Rick Trainor|Professor Sir Rick Trainor]]<br/><small>([[King's College London]])</small>
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|birth_date = 1947

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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|7|11|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]
|birth_place = [[Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]
|nationality =
|nationality =
|spouse = Vivian
|spouse = Vivian, Lady Drummond Bone
|residence =
|residence =
|alma_mater = [[University of Glasgow]];<br/>[[Balliol College, Oxford]]
|alma_mater = [[University of Glasgow]];<br/>[[Balliol College, Oxford]]
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'''Sir James Drummond Bone''', [[Royal Society of Edinburgh|FRSE]], [[Royal Society of Arts|FRSA]] (born 11 July 1947), is a [[Lord Byron|Byron]] scholar and current Master of [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]] at the [[University of Oxford]]. He previously served as Vice-Chancellor of the [[University of Liverpool]] from 2002 to 2008, and Principal of [[Royal Holloway, University of London]], from 2000 to 2002.
'''Sir James Drummond Bone''', [[Royal Society of Edinburgh|FRSE]], [[Royal Society of Arts|FRSA]] (born 11 July 1947), is a [[Lord Byron|Byron]] scholar and was Master of [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]] at the [[University of Oxford]] until April 2018. He previously served as Vice-Chancellor of the [[University of Liverpool]] from 2002 to 2008, and Principal of [[Royal Holloway, University of London]], from 2000 to 2002.Currently residing in Fife, Scotland.


==Education==
==Education==
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==Honours==
==Honours==
Professor Bone was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to Higher Education and the regeneration of the North-West. He also received honorary degrees of [[Doctor of Letters|Doctor of Letters (DLitt)]] from the Universities of [[University of Liverpool|Liverpool]] (2008), [[Lancaster University|Lancaster]] (2008) and [[University of Chester|Chester]] (2009), and Doctor of the University (DUniv) from the [[University of Glasgow]] (2010).<ref name="debretts"/> Bone is also a [[Maserati]] enthusiast,<ref>{{cite web|title=Drummond Bone: Bigger than the Beatles|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2005/sep/13/academicexperts.highereducationprofile|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 September 2005|accessdate=25 June 2011}}</ref> and was made a Freeman of the [[Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers]], a [[Livery Company]] promoting the automobile industry.<ref name="debretts"/>
Professor Bone was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to Higher Education and the regeneration of the North-West. He also received honorary degrees of [[Doctor of Letters|Doctor of Letters (DLitt)]] from the Universities of [[University of Liverpool|Liverpool]] (2008), [[Lancaster University|Lancaster]] (2008) and [[University of Chester|Chester]] (2009), and Doctor of the University (DUniv) from the [[University of Glasgow]] (2010).<ref name="debretts"/> Bone is also a [[Maserati]] enthusiast,<ref>{{cite web|title=Drummond Bone: Bigger than the Beatles|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2005/sep/13/academicexperts.highereducationprofile|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 September 2005|accessdate=25 June 2011}}</ref> and was made a Freeman of the [[Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers]], a [[Livery Company]] promoting the automobile industry.<ref name="debretts"/>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* ''Byron'' (Writers and their work series) J.Drummond Bone (Author) Northcote House Publishers Ltd (6 Jan 2000) {{ISBN|0-7463-0775-6}} {{ISBN|978-0-7463-0775-5}}
* ''Byron'' (Writers and their work series) J.Drummond Bone (Author) Northcote House Publishers Ltd (6 Jan 2000) {{ISBN|0-7463-0775-6}} {{ISBN|978-0-7463-0775-5}}
* ''The Cambridge Companion to Byron'' (Cambridge Companions to Literature series) Drummond Bone Cambridge University Press(18 Nov 2004) {{ISBN|0-521-78676-2}} {{ISBN|978-0-521-78676-8}}
* ''The Cambridge Companion to Byron'' (Cambridge Companions to Literature series) Drummond Bone Cambridge University Press(18 Nov 2004) {{ISBN|0-521-78676-2}} {{ISBN|978-0-521-78676-8}} Note: this is an edited volume.


==References==
==References==
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| years = 2000–2002
|before=[[Norman Gowar|Professor Norman Gowar]]
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| title = [[Vice-Chancellor]] of the [[University of Liverpool]]
| before=Professor Philip Love
| before = Professor Philip Love
| after=[[Howard Newby|Sir Howard Joseph Newby]]
| after = [[Howard Newby|Sir Howard Joseph Newby]]
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| years = 2002–2008
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| before = [[Andrew Graham (academic)|Andrew Graham]]
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| after = [[Helen Ghosh]]
| years=2011-current
| years = 2011-2018
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Latest revision as of 08:11, 17 August 2024

Sir James Drummond Bone
FRSA FRSE
Master of Balliol College, Oxford
In office
October 2011 – 3 April 2018
Preceded byAndrew Graham
Succeeded byHelen Ghosh
Principal of Royal Holloway, University of London
In office
2000–2002
Preceded byProfessor Norman Gowar
Succeeded byProfessor Stephen Hill
Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Liverpool
In office
2002–2008
ChancellorThe Lord Owen
Succeeded bySir Howard Newby
President of Universities UK
In office
2005–2007
Preceded byProfessor Sir Ivor Crewe
(University of Essex)
Succeeded byProfessor Sir Rick Trainor
(King's College London)
Personal details
Born1947
Ayrshire, Scotland
Spouse(s)Vivian, Lady Drummond Bone
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow;
Balliol College, Oxford
ProfessionByronist

Sir James Drummond Bone, FRSE, FRSA (born 11 July 1947), is a Byron scholar and was Master of Balliol College at the University of Oxford until April 2018. He previously served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool from 2002 to 2008, and Principal of Royal Holloway, University of London, from 2000 to 2002.Currently residing in Fife, Scotland.

Education

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Bone attended Ayr Academy, a non-denominational secondary school, followed by the University of Glasgow, where he obtained an MA in 1968 and won a Snell Exhibition to study at Balliol College, Oxford from 1968 to 1972.[1]

Career

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Bone is a specialist on the works of Romantic poet Lord Byron, and on leaving Oxford in 1972 became lecturer in English and Comparative Literature at the University of Warwick. He returned to the University of Glasgow in 1980 as a lecturer in English Literature, becoming a Senior Lecturer in 1989 and titular Professor in 1995.[1] From 1991 to 1995, he was Dean of the Faculty of Arts, and in 1995 became Vice-Principal.

In 2000, he left Glasgow to become Principal of Royal Holloway, University of London, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of London, and in 2002 became Vice Chancellor of the University of Liverpool. Although head of the university, he continued to teach an undergraduate class on Byron, and was also chairman of the Liverpool Culture Company, directing the city's preparations to be European Capital of Culture in 2008. He also served as President of Universities UK, a committee of university heads, from 2005 to 2007.[2] He retired from Liverpool in 2008, and from October 2011 became Master of Balliol College, Oxford.[3]

He is an acknowledged expert on Lord Byron's work and is Vice-President of the Byron Society. He was editor of The Byron Journal from 1978 to 1988 and has been co-editor of journal Romanticism since 1995.[4] He is a member of the Steering Group of the Council for College and University English, a Fellow of the English Association, and an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (1995) and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2008).[4]

Honours

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Professor Bone was knighted in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to Higher Education and the regeneration of the North-West. He also received honorary degrees of Doctor of Letters (DLitt) from the Universities of Liverpool (2008), Lancaster (2008) and Chester (2009), and Doctor of the University (DUniv) from the University of Glasgow (2010).[4] Bone is also a Maserati enthusiast,[5] and was made a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers, a Livery Company promoting the automobile industry.[4]

Bibliography

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  • Byron (Writers and their work series) J.Drummond Bone (Author) Northcote House Publishers Ltd (6 Jan 2000) ISBN 0-7463-0775-6 ISBN 978-0-7463-0775-5
  • The Cambridge Companion to Byron (Cambridge Companions to Literature series) Drummond Bone Cambridge University Press(18 Nov 2004) ISBN 0-521-78676-2 ISBN 978-0-521-78676-8 Note: this is an edited volume.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biography of Drummond Bone". University of Glasgow. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Professor James Drummond Bone". Joint Information Systems Committee. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Election of New Master". Balliol College, Oxford. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d "Professor Sir (James) Drummond Bone". Debretts. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Drummond Bone: Bigger than the Beatles". The Guardian. 13 September 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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Preceded by Principal
Royal Holloway, University of London
2000–2002 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Professor Philip Love
 Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool
2002–2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Master of Balliol College, Oxford
2011-2018 		Succeeded by
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