FISHER, HERBERT ALBERT LAURENS (1865 ), British historian and statesman, was born in London on March 21, 1865. He was educated at Winchester and New college, Oxford, being elected in 1888 to a fellowship at the latter college, where he lectured for some years. In 1911-12 he was appointed Chichele lecturer in modern history at Oxford. He was also a member of the royal commission on the public services of India (1912-15) . In 1912 he was appointed vice-chancellor of Sheffield university. In 1916, Fisher became minister of educa tion in Lloyd George's cabinet and was elected to parliament for the Hallam division of Sheffield. In 1918 he was elected Liberal member for the English universities. An Education bill was intro duced by him, in Aug. 1917, which contained many important reforms. (See EDUCATION : National Systems, England.) He was a British delegate to the Assembly of the League of Nations (1920-22). In Jan. 1925 he was elected warden of New college, Oxford. He resigned his seat as member for the combined uni versities in Feb. 1926.