Princeton Professor Knighted by British Government (news item)

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<p>[Princeton</a> University - Two faculty honored by British government](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S23/29/86Q66/index.xml?section=topstories]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S23/29/86Q66/index.xml?section=topstories)</p>

<p>“Two Princeton faculty members have been awarded high honors by the British government. David Cannadine, the Whitney Oates Senior Research Scholar in the Council of the Humanities and a lecturer in the history department, has received a knighthood. Linda Colley, the Shelby Davis 1958 Professor of History, has been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. …”</p>

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<p>So…would the proper address during precept be “Sir Cannadine”?</p>

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<p>Normally the Sir is used with the first name, so socially he would be “Sir David”. As for class, that might be a tad casual.</p>

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<p>Exactly my point. I imagine they’ll have some fun with it in his classes.</p>