Henry Woudhuysen

Henry Woudhuysen
Woudhuysen in 2023
Born
Henry Ruxton Woudhuysen

(1954-10-24) 24 October 1954
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Historian and academic
SpouseDeborah Loudon
Children1
Academic background
EducationSt Paul's School, London
Alma materLincoln College, Oxford
ThesisLeicester's literary patronage: A study of the English court, 1578-1582 (1981)
Doctoral advisorKatherine Duncan-Jones
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsLincoln College, Oxford
University College London
Notable worksThe Oxford Companion to the Book
The Arden Shakespeare

Henry Ruxton Woudhuysen, FSA, FBA (born 24 October 1954), is a British academic specialising in Renaissance English literature. He was the Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford from 2012 to 2024. He was previously Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at University College London.