Brian Westerdale Downs was an English literary scholar and linguist.
13 Facts About Brian Downs
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Brian Downs served as Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, from 1950 to 1963 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1955 to 1957.
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Brian Downs was educated at Abbotsholme School, then an all-boys private boarding school in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.
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In 1918, Brian Downs was appointed a college lecturer in English and modern languages at Christ's College, Cambridge.
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Brian Downs served as a Member of the Cambridge University Council, the governing body of the University of Cambridge, from 1939 to 1944.
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Brian Downs remained in Cambridge following his retirement and lived on Grange Road for a number of years.
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Brian Downs later moved into the Hope Nursing Home in Cambridge and died there on 3 March 1984.
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On 1 July 1924, Brian Downs married Elsie Ada Maud Drew.
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Brian Downs was a fellow of Girton College, Cambridge, where she tutored in English literature.
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On 14 September 1946, Brian Downs married for a second time to Evelyn Faith Marion Wrangham.
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Brian Downs was a widow who had worked as his secretary before their marriage.
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Brian Downs was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by the University of Hull.
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Brian Downs was appointed Commander of the Order of the Polar Star by Sweden in 1954 and Officer of the Legion of Honour by France.