Jessica Rawson
Dame Jessica Rawson | |
|---|---|
| Warden of Merton College, Oxford | |
| In office 1994–2010 | |
| Preceded by | J. M. Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Sir Martin Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jessica Mary Quirk 20 January 1943 |
| Nationality | English |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | New Hall, Cambridge University of London |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Art history and Sinology |
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| Institutions | |
Dame Jessica Mary Rawson, DBE, FBA (born 20 January 1943) is an English art historian, curator and sinologist, specialising in Chinese art. She is also an academic administrator.
After many years at the British Museum, she was Warden (head) of Merton College, Oxford, from 1994 until her retirement in 2010. She served as pro-vice-chancellor at University of Oxford from 2006 for a term of five years.