Alan Bowman

Who is Alan Bowman?

Alan Keir Bowman FBA is the Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford.

Born in 1944 Bowman was educated at Manchester Grammar School, The Queen's College, Oxford and the University of Toronto. After holding academic positions at Rutgers University and Manchester University he was elected as University Lecturer in Ancient History at Oxford University and Official Student of Christ Church, Oxford. He was Senior Censor at Christ Church from 1988 to 1990.

In 1995 Bowman became founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents at Oxford. In 2002 he became Camden Professor of Ancient History and Fellow of Brasenose College.