William Crowe (1745–1829), Public Orator at the University of Oxford.

The Public Orator is a traditional official post at universities, especially in the United Kingdom. The person in this position acts as the voice of the university during public occasions.[1]

The position at Oxford University dates from 1564.[2] The Public Orator at the university presents honorary degrees, giving an oration for each person that is honoured. They may be required to compose addresses and letters as directed by the Hebdomadal Council of the university. Speeches when members of the royal family are present may also be required. The post was instituted for a visit to Oxford by Queen Elizabeth I in 1566. The Public Orator, Thomas Kingsmill, gave a very long historical speech. Sir Isaac Wake addressed King James I similarly in 1605.

At the University of Cambridge, the title for the position changed from "Public Orator" to "Orator" in 1926.[3] Trinity College Dublin in Ireland also has a Public Orator.[4] There is no equivalent position in American universities.[5]

List of Public Orators

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England

Oxford University

See also Category:Public Orators of the University of Oxford.

Cambridge University

See also Category:Cambridge University Orators.

Liverpool University

Durham University

Birkbeck, University of London

Ireland

Trinity College, Dublin

See also

References

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  2. ^ Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Public Orator". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. p. 341. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
  3. ^ "Orator/Public Orator". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. ^ "John Victor Luce, Public Orator 1972–2005". Dublin, Republic of Ireland: Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  5. ^ Schilling, Bernard N. (June 1959). "The Public Orator and Gradum Honoris Causa". AAUP Bulletin. Vol. 45, no. 2. American Association of University Professors. pp. 260–271. JSTOR 40222429.
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  7. ^ "Hammond, Henry (HMNT626H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  8. ^ "Button, Ralph (BTN634R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  9. ^ A selection of his speeches is available in Higham, Thomas Farrant. 1960. Orationes Oxonienses Selectae: Short Lat. Speeches on Distinguished Contemporaries. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  10. ^ Diggle, James (1987). "Sic Oxoniae Loquuntur". The Classical Review. New Series. 37 (1): 92–95. doi:10.1017/S0009840X00100496. S2CID 162873572.. Some orations are printed in Griffith, John G. 1985. Oratiunculae Oxonienses selectae: being the Latin texts and English paraphrases of sixty-four speeches delivered in the Sheldonian Theatre when presenting recipients of Honorary Degrees, together with some additional but not unrelated matter. Oxford: Oxbow Books.
  11. ^ "Obituary: Godfrey Bond". The Independent. 13 February 1997. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Croke, Richard (CRK506R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  13. ^ "Day, George (DY520G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  14. ^ "Redman, John (CHK529J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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  17. ^ "Ascham, Roger (ASCN533R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  18. ^ "Gardiner, Thomas (GRDR542T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  19. ^ "Stokes, John (STKS544J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  20. ^ "Acworth, George (ACWT548G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  21. ^ "Girlington, Anthony (GRLN548A)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  22. ^ "Masters, William (MSTS549W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  23. ^ "Byng, Thomas (BN552T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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  26. ^ "Bridgewater, Richard (BRGR555R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  27. ^ "Wingfield, Anthony (WNGT569A)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  28. ^ "Mowtlowe, Henry (MWTW571H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  29. ^ "Naunton, Robert (NNTN578R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  30. ^ "Nethersole, Francis (NTRL603F)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  31. ^ "Herbert, George (HRBT609G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  32. ^ "Creighton, Robert (CRTN614R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  33. ^ "Mole, Henry (ML612H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  34. ^ "Widdrington, Ralph (WDRN632R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  35. ^ "Paman, Henry (PMN643H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  36. ^ "Billers, John (BLRS666J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  37. ^ "Ayloffe, William (ALF680W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  38. ^ "Castle, Edmund (CSTL716E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  39. ^ "Williams, Philip (WLMS710P)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  40. ^ "Skynner, John (SKNR740J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  41. ^ "Lort, William Lort (MNSL770WL)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  42. ^ "Wordsworth, Christopher (WRDT825C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  43. ^ "Bateson, William Henry (BT829WH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  44. ^ "Clark, William George (CLRK839WG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  45. ^ Cf. Bowen, Anthony. 2009. Cambridge Orations, 1993–2007: A Selection. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511609626.
  46. ^ "PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY - Cambridge University Reporter Special No 4 (2016-17)".
  47. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "Webb, Thomas Ebenezer" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  48. ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1901). "Palmer, Arthur (1841-1897)" . Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  49. ^ A selection of his speeches is published in Tate, Robert William. 1941. Orationes et epistolae Dublinenses: (1914 - 40). Dublin: Hodges, Figgis.

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