Maurice Gwyer

Sir Maurice Linford Gwyer, GCIE, KCB, KCSI, KC (25 April 1878 – 12 October 1952) was a British lawyer, judge, and academic administrator. He served as Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University from 1938 to 1950, and Chief Justice of India 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.^[1][2]

Sir Maurice Gwyer GCIE KCB KCSI KC
Gwyer (extreme right) in 1940
Chief Justice of the Federal Court of India
In office 1 October 1937 – 25 April 1943
Monarchs	Edward VIII George VI
Governor‑General	Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
Succeeded by	Srinivas Varadachariar (acting)
Personal details
Born	Maurice Linford Gwyer (1878-04-25)25 April 1878 London, Middlesex, England
Died	12 October 1952(1952-10-12) (aged 74) Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Education	Christ Church, Oxford (BA)

Biography

Gwyer was born to John Edward Gwyer and Edith Gwyer (née Linford), and he had a sister, Barbara Gwyer.^[3] He was educated at Highgate School from 1887 to 1892, then at Westminster School, before he graduated with a BA from Christ Church, Oxford.^[4] In November 1902 he was elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.^[5]

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