R. T. France

Richard Thomas France (1938–2012), known as R. T. France or Dick France, was a New Testament scholar and Anglican cleric. He was Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, from 1989 to 1995. He also worked for the London School of Theology.

Biography
Richard T. (Dick) France was born on 2 April 1938. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and Balliol College, Oxford (BA, 1960; MA 1963). He earned his BD at Tyndale Hall, University of London (1963), and his PhD at Tyndale Hall, Bristol (1967). He served pastoral charges in England and Wales from 1995 until his retirement in 1999. He died on 10 February 2012.


 * Lecturer in Biblical Studies, University of Ife, Nigeria (1969–1973)
 * Librarian, Tyndale House, Cambridge (1973–1976)
 * Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies, Ahmadu Bello University (1976–1977)
 * Warden, Tyndale House (1978–1981)
 * Senior Lecturer, New Testament Studies (1981–1988); Vice-Principal (1983–1988) London Bible College
 * Principal, Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University (1989–1995)
 * Rector of Wentnor, Ratlinghope, Myndtown, Norbury, More, Lydham and Snead (1995–1999)
 * Hon Canon Theologian of Ibadan Cathedral, Nigeria (1994–2012)
 * Hon. Research Fellow, Bangor University (2004–2012)

He had been a member (since 1989; vice-chairman since 2005) of the Committee on Bible Translation responsible for the New International Version of the Bible (NIV), and for Today's New International Version (2005).

Articles and chapters

 * - Award-winning competition entry published in a collection of biographies.