Education
A. L. Smith studied at Balliol College, Oxford from 1869 to 1874.
A. L. Smith studied at Balliol College, Oxford from 1869 to 1874.
He served as Master of Balliol College, Oxford from 1916 to 1924. Smith became a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford in 1882, Dean in 1907, and was Master 1916–1924. Smith was important in developing history teaching.