Question: This British scholar who attended the oldest English-speaking university in the English speaking world was president of the British academy for what length of time?

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British Scholar Society: The British Scholar Society is a scholarly society focusing on Britain's role in the world from the seventeenth century to the present.  It puts out a bi-annual academic journal published by Edinburgh University Press entitled "Britain and the World: Historical Journal of The British Scholar Society", as well as a "Britain and the World" book series with Palgrave Macmillan.  The British Scholar Society also organizes a yearly academic conference, which has been held in both US and UK locations.  Launched in 2006, the British Scholar Society is currently chaired by Martin Farr of Newcastle University.  The chair of its advisory board is Linda Colley of Princeton University.  The British Scholar Society describes its membership as "people from around the world who share a common interest in Britain, its history, and its interactions with the wider world."

Valerie Miles: Valerie Miles (New York, 1963) is a publisher, writer, translator and the co–founder of "Granta en español".  She is known for promoting Spanish and Latin American literature and their translation in the English speaking world, at the same time as bringing American and British authors to Spain and Latin America for the first time, working with main publishing houses on the sector.  She is currently the co-director of "Granta en español" and The New York Review of Books in its Spanish translation.  On 2012 she co-curated a Roberto Bolaño exhibit at the Center for Contemporary Culture in Barcelona.  In addition, she is a professor in the post-graduate program for literary translation at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona.

Denys Page: Sir Denys Lionel Page, FBA (11 May 1908, Reading, Berkshire – 6 July 1978, Tarset) was a British classical scholar at Oxford and Cambridge universities.  He was President of the British Academy from 1971–74.

History of rowing sports: The history of rowing as a sport has prevailed it as one of the oldest traditions in the world.  What began as a method of transport and warfare eventually became a sport with a wide following, and a part of the cultural identity of the English speaking world.  Rowing in its modern form developed in England in the 1700s.

Tyndall: Tyndall (the original spelling, also Tyndale, "Tindol",Tyndal, Tindall, Tindal, Tindale, Tindle, Tindell, Tindill, and Tindel) is the name of an English family taken from the land they held as tenants in chief of the Kings of England and Scotland in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries: Tynedale, or the valley of the Tyne, in Northumberland.  With origins in the ancient Anglo Saxon nobility of Northumbria, the Royal Scottish House of Dunkeld and the Anglo-Norman nobility, they have contributed courtiers, judges, writers, historians, sailors, airmen, scientists and philosophers to the history of England, Ireland and the new world.  Two members of the family were offered, and declined, the throne of Bohemia in the 15th century and one of their number, William Tyndale, was the first modern translator of the Bible into English and one of the most important figures in the evolution of the modern language.  The family is spread today throughout the British Isles and the English speaking world.

Plymouth Synagogue: The Plymouth Synagogue is a synagogue in the city of Plymouth, England.  Built in 1762, it is a Listed Grade II* building and the oldest extant synagogue built by Ashkenazi Jews in the English speaking world.

Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics: The Arthur Balfour Professorship of Genetics is the senior professorship in genetics at the University of Cambridge, founded in 1912.  It is thought to be the oldest Chair of Genetics in the English speaking world.

Dino Pedrone: Dino J. Pedrone is the President of Davis College.  He had served as Senior Pastor of New Testament Baptist Church in the South Florida from 1995 to 2009.  He oversaw New Testament Baptist Church's two locations and its two school Dade Christian School and the Master's Academy.  He was also President of the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (FACCS) and its parent organization, the International Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.  Pedrone became the ninth president of Davis College in July 2008.  He is the author of 16 books and booklets including "Directions", the "Family Life Devotional" booklet, "Hope Grows In Winter", and "Looking Ahead".  He founded and edited the "Life at School Christian Journal" produced by FACCS.  His radio ministry included “The Bible Speaks”, which reportedly reached a quarter of the English speaking world, “Timely Truths”, which could be heard throughout South Florida, and “The Caring Place", which could be heard in South Florida as well.  His television ministry included “The Open Door Hour” and “The Bible Speaks”.  He and his wife Bobbi have four grown children and two grandchildren.

University of Oxford: The University of Oxford (informally Oxford University or simply Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.  It has no known date of foundation, but there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's second-oldest university in continuous operation.  It grew rapidly from 1167 when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris.  After disputes between students and Oxford townsfolk in 1209, some academics fled north-east to Cambridge where they established what became the University of Cambridge.  The two "ancient universities" are frequently jointly referred to as "Oxbridge".

Freedom Press: Freedom Press is an anarchist publishing house in Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom.  Founded in 1886, it is the largest anarchist publishing house in the country and the oldest of its kind in the English speaking world.  It is based at 84b Whitechapel High Street in the East End of London.

Supporting paragraphs: Denys Page University of Oxford
Answer: from 1971–74