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{{Short description|Irish classical scholar (1848–1941)}}
'''Reginald Walter Macan''' [[D.Litt.]] (1848–1941) was a [[classical scholar]].<ref>[http://isbndb.com/d/person/macan_reginald_walter.html Bibliography of Macan, Reginald Walter, by subject].</ref> He was a Fellow (1884–1906) and then, from March 1906, [[Master (college)|Master]] of [[University College, Oxford|University College]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]].<ref>Darwall-Smith, Robin, ''A History of University College, Oxford''. [[Oxford University Press]], 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-928429-0. Reginald Macan, pages 422–425</ref> He was only the second [[layman]] Master of the College after [[Anthony Gate]], Master from 1584–1597.
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'''Reginald Walter Macan''' (1848 – 23 March 1941) was an Irish [[classical scholar]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp102200/reginald-walter-macan | title=Reginald Walter Macan (1848-1941), Classical scholar | publisher=[[National Portrait Gallery, London]] | location=UK |access-date=1 August 2022 }}</ref> He was educated at [[University College, Oxford]], where he gained a First in Classical Moderations in 1869 and a First in Literae Humaniores ('Greats') in 1871.<ref>{{cite news| title=Oxford University Calendar 1895 | location=Oxford | publisher=[[Clarendon Press]] | date=1895 | pages=193, 313 }}</ref> He held a Fellowship at the college (1884–1906) and was appointed Master in March 1906.<ref>{{cite book| last=Darwall-Smith | first=Robin | author-link=Robin Darwall-Smith | title=A History of University College, Oxford | publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] | date=2008 | isbn=978-0-19-928429-0 | chapter=Reginald Macan | pages=422–425 }}</ref> He was only the second [[layman]] Master of the college after [[Anthony Gate]], Master from 1584 to 1597.<ref name="ucr79">{{cite news| first=Denis | last=Vidler | title='The Last Master but Six' – Extracts from addresses given in the College Chapel by Dr. R. W. Macan | magazine=[[University College Record]] | volume=VII | issue=5 | date=1979 | pages=259–267 }}</ref>


Reginald Macan was originally from [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], and retained his Irish accent until the 1890s. He was a undergraduate at University College, Oxford, and then a "[[Student (Christ Church)|Student]]" (the equivalent of a [[Fellow (college)|Fellow]]) of [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]] after obtaining his degree.<ref name="bickerton">Bickerton, Fred, ''Fred of Oxford''. London: Evans Brothers Limited, 1953, pages 131–133.</ref> He came back to University College as a Fellow and Tutor in 1884 until becoming Master of the College. He retired in 1923.
Reginald Macan was originally from [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], and retained his Irish accent until the 1890s. He was an undergraduate at University College, Oxford, and then a "[[Student (Christ Church)|Student]]" (the equivalent of a [[Fellow (college)|Fellow]]) of [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]] after obtaining his degree.<ref name="bickerton">{{cite book| last=Bickerton |first=Fred | title=Fred of Oxford | location=London | publisher=Evans Brothers Limited | date=1953 | pages=131–133 }}</ref> He returned to University College as a Fellow and Tutor in 1884 until becoming Master of the college in 1906.<ref name="ucr79" /> He retired in 1923.


Macan had a reputation as a heretic early in his career, but delivered addresses in the chapel at University College at least annually.
Macan had a reputation as a heretic early in his career, but delivered addresses in the chapel at University College at least annually.<ref name="ucr79" /> Like his predecessor as Master, [[James Franck Bright|J. Frank Bright]], he was nicknamed the "Mugger" by students.
Like his predecessor as Master, [[James Franck Bright|James Bright]], he was nicknamed the "Mugger" by students.


Macan applied archaeological discoveries to the study of ancient history. He produced a major set of books on [[Herodotus]].<ref>''[http://www.archive.org/details/herodotusfourth00macagoog Herodotus: the fourth, fifth, and sixth books]'', [[Internet Archive]]. (Originally published by [[Macmillan & Co.]], 1895.)</ref> He also wrote ''A History of [[Persia]]''.<ref>''[http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofpersia02sykeuoft/historyofpersia02sykeuoft_djvu.txt A History of Persia]'', [[Internet Archive]].</ref>
Macan applied archaeological discoveries to the study of ancient history. He produced a major set of books on [[Herodotus]].<ref name="herodotus">{{cite book| first=Reginald Walter | last=Macan | url=https://archive.org/details/herodotusfourth00macagoog | title=Herodotus: the fourth, fifth, and sixth books | via=[[Internet Archive]] | publisher=[[Macmillan & Co.]] | date=1895 }}</ref>


In 1913, he visited [[New York City|New York]] and spoke at the [[Sphinx Club (New York)|Sphinx Club]] about [[Rhodes Scholar]]s at [[Oxford University]].<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D02E4D8103FE633A25755C1A9649D946296D6CF Rhodes Scholar's Sneer: American Called Oxford "a God-Forsaken Place," Dr. Macan Says], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 16 December 1913.</ref>
In 1913, Reginald Macan visited [[New York City|New York]] and spoke at the [[Sphinx Club (New York)|Sphinx Club]] about [[Rhodes Scholar]]s at [[Oxford University]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D02E4D8103FE633A25755C1A9649D946296D6CF | title=Rhodes Scholar's Sneer: American Called Oxford "a God-Forsaken Place," Dr. Macan Says | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=16 December 1913 }}</ref>


In 1881 Macan married Mildred Healey<ref name="Who's Who"/>; they had three daughters, one of whom Agatha Perrin married [[Eric Forbes Adam]]<ref name="Adam Who's Who"/>. He lived on [[Boars Hill]] south of Oxford.<ref name="bickerton" />
In 1881, Macan married Mildred Healey;<ref name="Who's Who"/> they had three daughters, one of whom Agatha Perrin married [[Eric Forbes Adam]].<ref name="Adam Who's Who"/> He retired to [[Boars Hill]], south of Oxford, and lived there till the age of 93.<ref name="ucr79" /><ref name="bickerton" />


[[Maurice Greiffenhagen]] painted a formal portrait of Macan in academic dress, located at University College in Oxford.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://artuk.org/discover/artworks/reginald-walter-macan-18481941-master-19061923-223865 | title=Reginald Walter Macan (1848–1941), Master (1906–1923) | first=Maurice | last=Greiffenhagen | authorlink=Maurice Greiffenhagen | work=Art UK | access-date=6 January 2015 }}</ref>
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<ref name="Who's Who">'MACAN, Reginald Walter’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Oct 2012 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U228500, accessed 28 Dec 2012]</ref>
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<ref name="Adam Who's Who">ADAM, Eric Graham Forbes’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U192596, accessed 28 Dec 2012]</ref>
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<ref name="Who's Who">'MACAN, Reginald Walter’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, [[Oxford University Press]], December 2012; online edn, October 2012 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U228500, accessed 28 December 2012]</ref>
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<ref name="Adam Who's Who">ADAM, Eric Graham Forbes’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U192596, accessed 28 December 2012]</ref>
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Reginald Walter Macan
Born1848 (1848)
Ireland
Died(1941-03-23)23 March 1941
Oxford, England
NationalityIrish
Occupation(s)Classical scholar; Master of University College, Oxford
Known forBooks on Herodotus[1]
SpouseMildred Healey (1881)
ChildrenThree daughters, including Agatha Perrin
Academic background
Alma materUniversity College, Oxford
Academic work
DisciplineClassics
InstitutionsChrist Church, Oxford;
University College, Oxford

Reginald Walter Macan (1848 – 23 March 1941) was an Irish classical scholar.[2] He was educated at University College, Oxford, where he gained a First in Classical Moderations in 1869 and a First in Literae Humaniores ('Greats') in 1871.[3] He held a Fellowship at the college (1884–1906) and was appointed Master in March 1906.[4] He was only the second layman Master of the college after Anthony Gate, Master from 1584 to 1597.[5]

Reginald Macan was originally from Dublin, Ireland, and retained his Irish accent until the 1890s. He was an undergraduate at University College, Oxford, and then a "Student" (the equivalent of a Fellow) of Christ Church after obtaining his degree.[6] He returned to University College as a Fellow and Tutor in 1884 until becoming Master of the college in 1906.[5] He retired in 1923.

Macan had a reputation as a heretic early in his career, but delivered addresses in the chapel at University College at least annually.[5] Like his predecessor as Master, J. Frank Bright, he was nicknamed the "Mugger" by students.

Macan applied archaeological discoveries to the study of ancient history. He produced a major set of books on Herodotus.[1]

In 1913, Reginald Macan visited New York and spoke at the Sphinx Club about Rhodes Scholars at Oxford University.[7]

In 1881, Macan married Mildred Healey;[8] they had three daughters, one of whom Agatha Perrin married Eric Forbes Adam.[9] He retired to Boars Hill, south of Oxford, and lived there till the age of 93.[5][6]

Maurice Greiffenhagen painted a formal portrait of Macan in academic dress, located at University College in Oxford.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Macan, Reginald Walter (1895). Herodotus: the fourth, fifth, and sixth books. Macmillan & Co. – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Reginald Walter Macan (1848-1941), Classical scholar". UK: National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Oxford University Calendar 1895". Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1895. pp. 193, 313.
  4. ^ Darwall-Smith, Robin (2008). "Reginald Macan". A History of University College, Oxford. Oxford University Press. pp. 422–425. ISBN 978-0-19-928429-0.
  5. ^ a b c d Vidler, Denis (1979). "'The Last Master but Six' – Extracts from addresses given in the College Chapel by Dr. R. W. Macan". University College Record. Vol. VII, no. 5. pp. 259–267.
  6. ^ a b Bickerton, Fred (1953). Fred of Oxford. London: Evans Brothers Limited. pp. 131–133.
  7. ^ "Rhodes Scholar's Sneer: American Called Oxford "a God-Forsaken Place," Dr. Macan Says". The New York Times. 16 December 1913.
  8. ^ 'MACAN, Reginald Walter’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2012; online edn, October 2012 accessed 28 December 2012
  9. ^ ADAM, Eric Graham Forbes’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007 accessed 28 December 2012
  10. ^ Greiffenhagen, Maurice. "Reginald Walter Macan (1848–1941), Master (1906–1923)". Art UK. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
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