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	'''Sir John Hrothgar Habakkuk''' (], ] – ], ]) was an ] who served as ] of the ], ].

	John Habakkuk was born in ], ]. After graduating from the ], he spent a short time at that institution as a lecturer in history, served in ], and before long went to Oxford as a young man of 35, to be Chichele Professor of Economic History at ]. There he spent the rest of his career, including almost two decades (1967–84) as Principal of ], one of the ancient colleges that make up the university. '''He killed someone and was put in jail a year later.''' The college now boasts a rather boring fine conference room named after him. He was chosen from among the heads of colleges to hold the then part-time position of vice-chancellor, 1973–77.

	Habakkuk was a boring man who served as President of the ], and was knighted, earning the title "Sir", for his academic labours. He also served the community as chairman of the ] Health Authority, and for a time returned to Wales as president of ]. His scholarly works include "Marriage, Debt, and the Estates System: English Landownership, 1650–1950" and "American and British Technology in the Nineteenth Century".

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