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Fellows of the Burgon Society
The following is a list of the 70 people who have been awarded Fellowship of the Burgon Society, together with their fellowship status and their contribution to the study of Academical Dress where applicable.
Fellows are listed in alphabetical order of surname.
- Robert Armagost (by submission), author of University Uniforms: The Standardization of Academic Dress in the United States
- John Baker (honoris causa), author of The Dress of the Cambridge Proctors and Doctors wear Scarlet
- Richard Baker (by submission), former Member of Council; author of The Academic Dress of the University of Hull 1954 to the present day, and including the Hull York Medical School from 2003
- David Baldwin (by submission), author of Having Dignities...: Academic Attire as a Component of the Livery of the Chapel Royal
- † John Birch* (honoris causa), former Emeritus President of the Burgon Society; Past President of the Royal College of Organists
- Alan Birt (honoris causa), former editor of Hoodata
- David Boven (by submission), author of American Universities' Departure from the Academic Costume Code
- John Brennan (by submission), author of The Robes of the Medical Royal Colleges and Other Societies
- Michael Brewer (by submission), author of Academic Dress in Canterbury
- Giles Brightwell (foundation), former Member of Council
- Ron Brookes (honoris causa), Executive Ceremonies Co-ordinator, Ede & Ravenscroft
- † Len Brown* (honoris causa), former Director, Joshua Taylor; Managing Director, Cambridge Robes; Production Consultant, Ede & Ravenscroft
- Stephen Callander (honoris causa), former Provost of the Central Institute London
- Arthur Casey (honoris causa), researcher and biographer
- + Richard Chartres (jure dignitatis), Patron of the Burgon Society; Bishop of London
- Bruce Christianson (foundation), Dean of Studies; co-author of Academic Dress in the University of Hertfordshire
- Jonathan Cooper (by submission), Member of Council; author of The Scarlet Gown: History and Development of Scottish Undergraduate Dress
- Noel Cox (by submission), former Member of Council; author of website Academical Dress in New Zealand
- Kenneth Crawford (by submission), Communications Officer of the Burgon Society; author of The Cutting Edge of Academe: Trends in the Manufacture of Academical Dress
- Neil Dickson (by submission), author of Tradition and Humour in the Academic Dress of the University of Glasgow
- Kate Douglas (by submission), producer of the drawings for the Third Edition of Shaw's Academical Dress
- Donald Drakeman (by submission), author of "Peculiar Habits": Academic Costumes at Princeton University
- Matthew Duckett (foundation), former Member of Council
- Clifford Dunkley (by submission), author of Academic Dress of the University of Leicester
- Peter Durant (foundation), Webmaster to the Burgon Society
- Paul Fielder (honoris causa), Managing Director, Étude Classique
- Colin Fleming (by submission), Chairman of the Burgon Society; author of The Academical Dress of the University of Stirling 1967-2005
- Kerstin Froberg (honoris causa), Robemaker and designer
- Bill Gibson (by submission), Member of Council; former Chairman of the Burgon Society; author of The Regulation of Undergraduate Academic Dress at Oxford and Cambridge, 1660-1832
- Nicholas Gledhill (by submission), author of A Study of the Regulation of Academical Dress at the University of Sheffield
- Philip Goff (foundation), former Chairman of the Burgon Society; author of University of London Academic Dress
- John Grant (by submission), author of Many Coloured Coats: The Systems of Academical Dress in Nova Scotian Universities
- Nicholas Groves (foundation), former Dean of Studies; author of The Academical Robes of Saint David's College Lampeter; Theological Colleges: their hoods and histories; The Academical Dress of the University of East Anglia; co-author of Academical Dress of Music Colleges and Societies of Musicians in the United Kingdom
- Thorsten Hauler (by submission), former Registrar of the Burgon Society; author of Academical Dress in Germany
- Nicholas Hoffman (by submission), author of Crow's Feet in Cambridge: the Academic Dress of America's Oldest University
- John Horton (foundation), Marshal of the Burgon Society
- Nicholas Jackson (by submission), Member of Council; author of The Development of Academic Dress in the University of Warwick
- Stephen James (foundation), former Registrar and Chairman of the Burgon Society
- Ian Johnson (de jure), Treasurer of the Burgon Society
- Mike Kearsley (de jure), former Member of Council
- Oliver Keenan (by submission), author of How can Academical Dress Survive in the Third Millennium?
- Alex Kerr (de jure), Registrar of the Burgon Society
- + Graeme Knowles (jure dignitatis), Patron of the Burgon Society; former Dean of St Pauls
- Charles Ko (by submission), author of The Development of Academic Regalia in China
- Harry Krauss (honoris causa), former Senior Curate of St.Thomas, Fifth Avenue, New York
- Philip Lowe (by submission), former Member of Council; author of The Origins and Development of Academical Dress at the Victoria University of Manchester
- John Lundy (by submission), author of Academical Dress of the Republic of South Africa
- Yves Mausen (honoris causa), author of The Question of Ecclesiastical Influences on French Academic Dress and "Le Rouge assigné au costume des cours de justice": réglementation du costume des professeurs des facultés de droit et restauration univeritaire
- Timothy Milner (honoris causa), Ceremonial Officer of the University of Cambridge and a former Junior Proctor
- † Bruno Neveu* (honoris causa), former President de l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
- Leonard Newton (by submission), author of Factors Influencing the Evolution of Academic Dress at Kenyatta University, Kenya
- Susan North (de jure), former Member of Council; Curator of Textiles and Dress, Victoria & Albert Museum
- Steven Plank (by submission), author of Academic Regalia at Oberlin
- Michael Powell (foundation), Member of Council; founder of Academic Dress eGroup
- Robin Rees (foundation), former Member of Council; former editor of Hoodata
- Aileen Ribeiro (honoris causa), Head of the History of Dress Section, The Courtauld Institute
- Les Robarts (by submission), author of The Vice-Chancellor's ad hoc Committee, University of West Bromich, Considers the Place of Academic Dress in a Contemporary University: A Dramatic Discussion
- Alan Ross (by submission), author of Togas Gradui et Facultati Competentes: the Creation of New Doctoral Robes at Oxford 1895-1920
- Matthew Cheung Salisbury (by submission), author of By our gowns were we known: The development of Academic Dress at the University of Toronto
- Liz Scott (by submission), former Member of Council; author of Nurses and Academic Dress
- † George Shaw* (honoris causa), former Patron of the Burgon Society; author of Academical Dress of British Universities, Cambridge University Academical Dress and Academical Dress of British and Irish Universities; co-author of The Degrees and Hoods of the World's Universities and Colleges
- Mary Shaw (honoris causa), widow of George Shaw
- Nick Shipp (honoris causa), Logistics Manager, Ede & Ravenscroft
- Ambrose Southward (by submission), author of Is Academic Dress obsolete in the 21st Century?; St Bees Theological College, 1816-1898; and Carlisle and Blackburn Diocesan Training Institute
- Jason Tester (by submission), author of The Introduction and Practice of Academical Dress in Japan
- James Thomson (jure dignitatis), President and former Patron of the Burgon Society; Master of Charterhouse
- Charles Tsua (by submission), author of A Study of the History and Use of Lace on Academical Gowns in the United Kingdom
- John Venables (honoris causa), Chairman of the Board, Shepherd & Woodward
- Stephen Wolgast (by submission), Member of Council; author of King's Crowns: The History of Academic Dress at King's College and Columbia University
- Graham Zellick (honoris causa), Patron of the Burgon Society; former Vice-Chancellor of the University of London
* Bruno Neveu died on 24th March 2004.
* George Shaw died on 27th November 2006.
* Len Brown died in November 2007.
* John Birch died in April 2012.
The Burgon Society is a registered charity in England and Wales (no. 1137522).
