# Colin Lucas > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Colin_Lucas > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Colin_Lucas.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Lucas > Source revision: 1344744717 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British historian}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix =[Sir](/source/Sir) | name = Colin Lucas | honorific_suffix ={{Post-nominals|country=GBR|FRHistS|size=100%|sep=,}} | image = | title = [Vice-Chancellor](/source/List_of_Vice-Chancellors_of_the_University_of_Oxford) of the [University of Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford) | term_start = 11 January 1997 | term_end = 5 October 2004 | 1blankname = [Chancellor](/source/List_of_Chancellors_of_the_University_of_Oxford) | 1namedata = [Roy Jenkins](/source/Roy_Jenkins)
[Chris Patten](/source/Chris_Patten) | predecessor = [Sir Peter North](/source/Peter_North_(legal_scholar)) | successor = [Sir John Hood](/source/John_Hood_(university_administrator)) | title2 = [Master](/source/List_of_Masters_of_Balliol_College%2C_Oxford) of [Balliol College, Oxford](/source/Balliol_College%2C_Oxford) | term_start2 = 20 August 1994 | term_end2 = 16 March 2001 | predecessor2= [Baruch Samuel Blumberg](/source/Baruch_Samuel_Blumberg) | successor2 = [Andrew Graham](/source/Andrew_Graham_(academic)) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|8|25|df=y}} | birth_place = [Egypt](/source/Egypt) | alma_mater = [Lincoln College, Oxford](/source/Lincoln_College%2C_Oxford) | profession = Historian }} '''Sir Colin Renshaw Lucas''', {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|FRHistS|size=100%|sep=,}} (born 25 August 1940) is a British [historian](/source/historian) and [university administrator](/source/academic_administration). From 1997 to 2004, he was the [Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University](/source/Vice-Chancellor_of_Oxford_University).{{cite web|url=http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/vc/position/previousvice-chancellors/|title=Previous Vice-Chancellors | publisher=[University of Oxford](/source/University_of_Oxford), UK|accessdate=15 July 2011}} In May 2006, he was appointed Chair of the Board of the [British Library](/source/British_Library) for a four-year term ending 2010. ==Early life and education== Lucas was born in Egypt, the son of Frank Renshaw Lucas {{post-nominals|country=GBR|RA}} and Janine Charpentier.{{cite book |title= [Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood](/source/Burke's_Peerage)|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |editor-link=Charles Mosley (genealogist) |edition=107 |year= 2003 |page= 2425 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}} He was educated at [Sherborne](/source/Sherborne_School) and at [Lincoln College, Oxford](/source/Lincoln_College%2C_Oxford).{{cite web|url=https://oldshirburnian.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/The-Sherborne-Register-Fourth-Edition-1550-1950-word-resized.pdf|title=''The Sherborne Register 1550-1950''|publisher=Old Shirburnian Society|accessdate=16 February 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/l/19136/Colin+LUCAS.aspx | title=Sir Colin Lucas | publisher=[Debrett's](/source/Debrett's) | work=People of Today Online | accessdate=15 July 2011}} ==Academic career== After graduation, he took a post as a lecturer at the [University of Sheffield](/source/University_of_Sheffield) (1965–69), and then later at the [University of Manchester](/source/University_of_Manchester) (1970–73). He became a Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at [Balliol College](/source/Balliol_College%2C_Oxford) in 1973. In 1990, he took a post at the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago) as Professor of History, where he became chair of the History Department in 1992 and Dean of the Division of [Social Sciences](/source/Social_Sciences) in 1993. He returned to Oxford in 1994 to become Master of Balliol College (1994–2000). Lucas was the first Oxford Vice-Chancellor to serve for seven years (1997–2004), during which time he implemented many changes in the University governance structure, such as the adoption of external members to the University's Council, a radical restructuring of the committee system, division of academic departments, the establishment of a University Committee on Access and the adoption of new resource allocation and financial management systems.[http://www.oir.org.uk/team/team_show.htm?doc_id=433682&profileAttrib_id=15223&yearAttrib_id=15231 Oxford International Review: Our Team: Sir Colin Lucas] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914082152/http://www.oir.org.uk/team/team_show.htm?doc_id=433682&profileAttrib_id=15223&yearAttrib_id=15231 |date=14 September 2008 }} On his retirement as Vice-Chancellor, Lucas was appointed Warden of [Rhodes House](/source/Rhodes_House), Oxford, responsible for the running of the [Rhodes Scholarships](/source/Rhodes_Scholarships) (2004–2009). He had previously served as a Trustee of the [Rhodes Trust](/source/Rhodes_Trust).{{cite web |url=http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/rhodes-trust/the-warden |title=The Warden of Rhodes House - the Rhodes Scholarships |accessdate=2016-03-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316102640/http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/rhodes-trust/the-warden |archivedate=16 March 2016}} ==Personal life== Lucas is the godfather of the politician [Boris Johnson](/source/Boris_Johnson).{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6901161.stm|title=Boris Johnson's media scrapes|date=17 July 2007|access-date=8 October 2017|website=News.bbc.co.uk}} Lucas is married to Marie-Louise, Lady Lucas. ==Honours== In 2002, he was appointed [Knight Bachelor](/source/Knight_Bachelor) for his services to [higher education](/source/higher_education). He has been a [Fellow of the Royal Historical Society](/source/Fellow_of_the_Royal_Historical_Society) (FRHistS) since 1973. He was awarded an Officier de [l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres](/source/l'Ordre_des_Arts_et_des_Lettres) ([France](/source/France)) in 1990, Chevalier [Ordre du Mérite](/source/Ordre_du_M%C3%A9rite) in 1994, and [Légion d'Honneur](/source/L%C3%A9gion_d'Honneur) in 1998 (Officier in 2005). He was elected to the [American Philosophical Society](/source/American_Philosophical_Society) in 2004.{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Colin+Lucas&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|access-date=2021-06-14|website=search.amphilsoc.org}} In 2013, he was awarded a [Doctor honoris causa](/source/Doctor_honoris_causa) by [Heidelberg University](/source/Heidelberg_University). In 2014, he was awarded a [Bronze Bauhinia Star](/source/Bronze_Bauhinia_Star) by [Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region](/source/Government_of_Hong_Kong_Special_Administrative_Region). Portraits of Sir Colin Lucas hang at [Balliol College](/source/Balliol_College){{cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sir-colin-lucas-b-1940-fellow-and-tutor-19731990-master-19942001-vice-chancellor-19972004-221629|title=Sir Colin Lucas (b.1940), Fellow and Tutor (1973–1990), Master (1994–2001), Vice-Chancellor (1997–2004) - Art UK|website=[Art UK](/source/Art_UK)|accessdate=8 October 2017}} and at [Rhodes House](/source/Rhodes_House), Oxford (the latter by [Bob Tulloch](/source/Bob_Tulloch)).{{cite web|url=https://www.bobtulloch.co.uk/gallery|title=Gallery - Bob Tulloch|website=Bobtulloch.co.uk|accessdate=8 October 2017}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{s-start}} {{s-aca}} {{succession box|title=[Master of Balliol College, Oxford](/source/Balliol_College%2C_Oxford)|years = 1994-2001|before=[Baruch Samuel Blumberg](/source/Baruch_Samuel_Blumberg)|after=[Andrew Winston Mawdsley Graham](/source/Andrew_Winston_Mawdsley_Graham)}} {{succession box | title = [Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University](/source/Vice-Chancellor_of_Oxford_University) | years = 1997–2004 | before = [Sir](/source/Sir) [Peter North](/source/Peter_North_(academic)) | after = Sir [John Hood](/source/John_Hood_(university_administrator)) }} {{succession box | title = [Warden of Rhodes House, Oxford](/source/Rhodes_House) | years = 2004–2009 | before = [John Rowett](/source/John_Rowett) | after = [Donald Markwell](/source/Donald_Markwell) }} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} {{Masters of Balliol College, Oxford}} {{Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford}} {{Wardens of Rhodes House, Oxford}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucas, Colin Renshaw}} Category:1940 births Category:Living people Category:People educated at Sherborne School Category:Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford Category:Academics of the University of Sheffield Category:Fellows of Balliol College, Oxford Category:Masters of Balliol College, Oxford Category:Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford Category:Vice-chancellors of the University of Oxford Category:Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Category:Wardens of Rhodes House Category:Oxford University Press people Category:Knights Bachelor Category:Fellows of the Royal Historical Society Category:Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Category:Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite Category:Officers of the Legion of Honour Category:Recipients of the Bronze Bauhinia Star Category:British expatriates in Egypt Category:Members of the American Philosophical Society Category:Historians of the University of Oxford --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Colin Lucas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Lucas) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Lucas?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.