John Landers
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John Maxwell Landers was Principal
of Hertford College, Oxford
until September 2011.
Landers was educated at Hertford College, Oxford (BA
Human Sciences, MA
) and Churchill College, Cambridge
(PhD
, Some problems in the historical demography of London, 1675-1825, approved 13 November 1984). He is now a Doctor of Letters
of the University of Oxford
and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
.
From 1980 until 1990 Landers was Lecturer in Biological Anthropology at University College London
. Since 1991 he has been University Lecturer in Historical Demography at the University of Oxford
. He was a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
until September 2005, when he was appointed Principal of Hertford College, Oxford. During the academic year 1994/95 he served as Assessor
and he has formerly been a member of the Hebdomadal Council
and the General Board at Oxford.
Editor
Joint editor
Principal (academia)
The Principal is the chief executive and the chief academic officer of a university or college in certain parts of the Commonwealth.-Canada:...
of Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is located in Catte Street, directly opposite the main entrance of the original Bodleian Library. As of 2006, the college had a financial endowment of £52m. There are 612 students , plus various visiting...
until September 2011.
Landers was educated at Hertford College, Oxford (BA
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
Human Sciences, MA
Master of Arts (Oxbridge)
In the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, Bachelors of Arts of these universities are admitted to the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts on application after six or seven years' seniority as members of the university .There is no examination or study required for the degree...
) and Churchill College, Cambridge
Churchill College, Cambridge
Churchill College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.In 1958, a Trust was established with Sir Winston Churchill as its Chairman of Trustees, to build and endow a college for 60 fellows and 540 Students as a national and Commonwealth memorial to Winston Churchill; its...
(PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
, Some problems in the historical demography of London, 1675-1825, approved 13 November 1984). He is now a Doctor of Letters
Doctor of Letters
Doctor of Letters is a university academic degree, often a higher doctorate which is frequently awarded as an honorary degree in recognition of outstanding scholarship or other merits.-Commonwealth:...
of the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868. The premier society in the United Kingdom which promotes and defends the scholarly study of the past, it is based at University College London...
.
From 1980 until 1990 Landers was Lecturer in Biological Anthropology at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
. Since 1991 he has been University Lecturer in Historical Demography at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He was a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
All Souls College, Oxford
The Warden and the College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford or All Souls College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England....
until September 2005, when he was appointed Principal of Hertford College, Oxford. During the academic year 1994/95 he served as Assessor
Assessor (Oxford)
The Assessor is an official in the University of Oxford, in England. The position was created in 1960. The Assessor is responsible for student welfare.Former Assessors include Lawrence Goldman, John Landers, and Michael Mingos.-Sources:*...
and he has formerly been a member of the Hebdomadal Council
Hebdomadal Council
The Hebdomadal Council was the chief executive body for the University of Oxford from its establishment in 1854 until its replacement, in the Michaelmas term of 2000, by the new University Council...
and the General Board at Oxford.
Publications
Author- John Landers, Death and the metropolis: studies in the demographic history of London 1670-1830 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993)
- John Landers, The field and the forge: population, production, and power in the pre-industrial west (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003)
Editor
- John Landers, ed., Historical epidemiology and the health transition (Canberra: Health Transition Centre, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, 1993)
Joint editor
- John Landers and Vernon Reynolds, eds, Fertility and resources (Thirty-first Symposium of the Society for the Study of Human Biology, University of Oxford , 1989, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990)