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Mar 01, 1912 Died on 07 Aug 1980 (aged 68)
British academic
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About Harold Loukes
- Harold Loukes (1 March 1912 – 7 August 1980) was a British academic in India and at the University of Oxford. Loukes was born in Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
- He was educated at the Central Secondary School in Sheffield before studying English at Jesus College, Oxford.
- He obtained a first-class degree in 1934 and then spent 10 years teaching at the University of Delhi and at the New School in Darjeeling, where he was headmaster.
- In 1945, he returned to Britain, teaching for four years before being appointed a lecturer in the Department of Education of the University of Oxford.
- In 1951, he was promoted to Reader in Education; he spent a total of 30 years in the department.
- In addition to his publications, he was a magistrate and member of Oxford City Education Committee.He was a devoted member of the Society of Friends, known as the Quakers, and his books on the subject included Friends Face Reality, The Discovery of Quakerism, and The Quaker Contribution.
