A list of Wardens of Keble College, Oxford. The head of

Keble College Keble College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the University Museum and the University Parks. The college is bordered to the north by Keble Road, to ...

University of Oxford The University of Oxford is a collegiate university, collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the List of oldest un ...

is called the

Warden A warden is a custodian, defender, or guardian. Warden is often used in the sense of a watchman or guardian, as in a prison warden. It can also refer to a chief or head official, as in the Warden of the Mint. ''Warden'' is etymologically ident ...

. The current Warden is Sir Michael Jacobs, since October 2022.

List of Wardens

Edward Stuart Talbot Edward Stuart Talbot (19 February 1844 – 30 January 1934) was an Anglican bishop in the Church of England and the first Warden of Keble College, Oxford. He was successively the Bishop of Rochester, the Bishop of Southwark and the Bishop of W ...

1870–1888 * Robert Wilson 1888–1897 *

Walter Lock Walter Lock (1846–1933) was an English Anglican priest and theologian, who served as Warden of Keble College, Oxford, from 1897 to 1920. Life Walter Lock was born on 14 July 1846. He was educated at Dorchester Grammar School and Marlboroug ...

1897–1920 * Beresford Kidd 1920–1939 * Harry James Carpenter 1939–1955 * Eric Symes Abbott 1956–1960 *

Austin Farrer Austin Marsden Farrer (1 October 1904 – 29 December 1968) was an English Anglican philosopher, theologian, and biblical scholar. His activity in philosophy, theology, and spirituality led many to consider him one of the greatest figures of 20t ...

1960–1968 * Spencer Barrett (Acting Warden, 1968–1969) * Dennis Nineham 1969–1979 *

Christopher Ball Christopher Ball (7 July 1936 – 7 April 2022) was a British composer, arranger, conductor, clarinetist and recorder player. Early life and education Ball was born in Leeds in 1936. His father had trained in piano tuning and his mother was an ...

1980–1988 *

George Barclay Richardson George Barclay Richardson (19 September 1924 – 2 July 2019) was a British economist, who was Warden of Keble College, Oxford, from 1989 to 1994. Life George Barclay Richardson was born in 1924 and educated at Aberdeen Central Secondary S ...

1988–1994 * Dame Averil Cameron 1994–2010 * Sir Jonathan Phillips, 2010–2022 * Sir Michael Jacobs, 2022–present

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Keble Keble is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Bernard Keble Sandwell (1876–1940), Canadian newspaper editor * Edward Keble Chatterton (1878–1944), English writer * Henry Keble (?–1517), Lord Mayor of Lond ...