William Stallybrass

Barrister, Author

1883 – 1948

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Who was William Stallybrass?

William Teulon Swan Stallybrass, 1883–1948, was a barrister, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford from 1936, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1947, just before his death.

He was colloquially known as "Sonners" at Oxford University due to his former name, Sonnenschein.

Stallybrass died unexpectedly in a railway accident when he stepped out of a moving train near Iver station in Buckinghamshire. He was almost blind at the time.

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Born
1883
Also known as
  • William Teulon Swan Stallybrass
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Died
1948

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on July 23, 2013

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