Sir Maurice Linford Gwyer, (25 April 1878 – 12 October 1952) was a British lawyer, judge, and

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. He served as Vice-Chancellor of

Delhi University Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and is recognized as an Institute of Eminence (IoE) ...

from 1938 to 1950, and

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from 1937 to 1943). He is credited with having founded the college Miranda House in 1948 in Delhi, India. Gwyer Hall, the oldest men residence for the university students is named after him.

Biography

Gwyer was born to John Edward Gwyer and Edith Gwyer (''née'' Linford), and he had a sister, Barbara Gwyer. He was educated at

Highgate School Highgate School, formally Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate, is an English co-educational, fee-charging, independent day school, founded in 1565 in Highgate, London, England. It educates over 1,400 pupils in three sections – Highgat ...

from 1887 to 1892, then at

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, before he graduated with a BA from

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniq ...

. In November 1902 he was elected a

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. He was appointed CB (1921), KCB (1928), KCSI (1935), and

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(1948). He became an honorary student of Christ Church (1937), an honorary DCL of Oxford (1939), LLD of Travancore (1943) and Patna (1944), and DLitt of Delhi (1950). He died at his home, 14 Kepplestone, Eastbourne, Sussex, on 12 October 1952, and was buried at St Marylebone cemetery, East Finchley, on 17 October.

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*Douglas Veale
‘Gwyer, Sir Maurice Linford (1878–1952)’
rev. S. M. Cretney, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2006. Retrieved 11 January 2008 * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gwyer, Maurice 1878 births 1952 deaths People educated at Highgate School British India judges Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Vice-Chancellors of the University of Delhi

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