Sir Carleton Kemp Allen
| Sir Carleton Kemp Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
7 September 1887 Carlton, Victoria, |
| Died | 11 December 1966 (aged 79) Oxford, England |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education |
Newington College University of Sydney Oxford University |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Title | Warden of Rhodes House |
| Spouse(s) | 1922, Dorothy Frances (1896–1959) 1962, Hilda |
| Children | A son and a daughter (Rosemary Dinnage) |
| Parent(s) | Rev. William Allen |
Sir Carleton Kemp Allen MC, QC, FBA, FRSL (7 September 1887 – 11 December 1966) was an Australian-born professor and Warden of Rhodes House, University of Oxford.
Carleton Allen, or 'C.K.' as he came to be known, was born in Carlton, Victoria, the third son of William Allen, a Congregational minister and the younger brother of Leslie Holdsworth Allen. He was three when his family moved to Sydney, where he attended Newington College (1900–1906). At the University of Sydney he read classics and graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1910. Having won a scholarship to Oxford, he attended New College and studied jurisprudence under Sir Paul Vinogradoff. He took first-class honours in 1912 and was elected Eldon Law Scholar in 1913.
Allen was a captain in the 13th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, in World War I, was wounded, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1918. At the end of the war, he was elected Stowell Civil Law Fellow of University College, Oxford and he remained a fellow of that college until his death. In 1926, he spent a year as Tagore professor at the University of Calcutta and published his lectures from that time as Law in the Making in 1927. This compilation became an established classic and he completed a seventh edition in 1965.
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