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{{other people|William Sykes}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[The Reverend]]
| name = Bill Sykes
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| image = Bill Sykes.jpg
| alt = Photograph of Bill Sykes, 2013.
| caption = The Revd Bill Sykes in the Butler Room at [[University College, Oxford]], on 9 November 2013.
| birth_name = William George David Sykes
| birth_date = 1939 
| birth_place = [[Yorkshire]], [[England]]
| death_date = 17 January 2015 (aged 75) 
| death_place = [[John Radcliffe Hospital]], [[Oxford]], England
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| nationality = [[United Kingdom|British]]
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| education = [[Worksop College]]<br />[[Balliol College, Oxford]]<br />[[Wycliffe Hall, Oxford]]
| occupation = College [[chaplain]]
| years_active = 1965–2005
| religion = [[Christianity|Christian]]
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| website = {{URL|www.univ.ox.ac.uk/Billsykes}}
| church = [[Anglican]]
| ordained = 1965
| writings = ''Visions of Faith: An Anthology of Reflections''
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| offices_held = [[Canon (priest)|Canon]], [[Bradford Cathedral]]; [[Chaplain]], [[University College London]]; Chaplain and [[Fellow (college)|Fellow]], [[University College, Oxford]]
| title = [[Reverend|Revd]]
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'''William George David Sykes''' (1939 – 17 January 2015) was an [[England|English]] college [[Fellow (college)|fellow]], [[Anglican priest]], and book author.<ref name="univ">{{cite web | url=http://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/Billsykes | title=Revd W. G. D. Sykes, MA, Fellow and Chaplain | publisher=[[University College, Oxford]] | location=UK | date=January 2015 | access-date=23 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123201120/http://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/Billsykes | archive-date=23 January 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Biography==
Bill Sykes was born in [[Yorkshire]], [[England]].<ref name="univ" /> He attended school at [[Worksop College]] in [[Worksop]], [[Nottinghamshire]].<ref name="linkedin">{{cite web | url=http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/bill-sykes/84/7a2/253 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20150124202951/http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/bill-sykes/84/7a2/253 | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 January 2015 | title=Bill Sykes – Emeritus Chaplain Fellow at University College, Oxford | website=[[LinkedIn]] | access-date=23 January 2015 }}</ref> Sykes then undertook [[National Service]], joining the [[Gurkha]]s. He then studied for a [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics|PPE]] degree at [[Balliol College, Oxford]]. Upon finishing his degree and following on from his experience with the Gurkhas, Sykes joined an expedition to [[Nepal]] organized by [[Oxford University]], acting as an interpreter. After returning from the expedition, Sykes trained for [[ordination]] at [[Wycliffe Hall]] in [[North Oxford]].

In 1965, Sykes was appointed as a [[Canon (priest)|canon]] at [[Bradford Cathedral]] in Yorkshire. In 1969, he became the chaplain at [[University College London]]. In 1978, he moved to [[University College, Oxford]] as fellow and chaplain, remaining there until his retirement in 2005. Subsequently, he was elected as an Emeritus Fellow of the College.

Sykes wrote books and reflective thoughts on religious ideas,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.openwriting.com/archives/visions_of_hope/ | title=Visions Of Hope | website=Open Writing | access-date=23 January 2015 }}</ref><ref name="reflections">{{cite web | url=http://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/content/revd-bill-sykes-reflections | title=Revd Bill Sykes' Reflections | publisher=[[University College, Oxford]] | location=UK | date=January 2015 | access-date=23 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208063238/http://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/content/revd-bill-sykes-reflections | archive-date=8 December 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> most notably ''Visions of Faith: An Anthology of Reflections''.<ref>{{cite book| title=Visions of Faith: An Anthology of Reflections | first=Bill | last=Sykes | publisher=Bible Reading Fellowship | year=1996 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GRYrAgAACAAJ | isbn=978-0745930985 }}</ref> His portrait was painted by the artist [[Daphne Todd]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Bill Sykes, Peter Strawson, George Cawkwell and Hartmut Pogge von Strandmann | first=Daphne | last=Todd | authorlink=Daphne Todd | url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/bill-sykes-peter-strawson-george-cawkwell-and-hartmut-pogge-von-strandmann-223892 | publisher=[[Art UK]] | location=UK | access-date=23 January 2015 }}</ref>

Bill Sykes died on 17 January 2015 at the [[John Radcliffe Hospital]] in [[Oxford]], England, aged 75.<ref name="univ" />

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://audioboom.com/boos/1414117-bill-sykes Bill Sykes] audio recording on [[AudioBoom]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150518105350/http://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/content/tributes-bill-sykes Tributes to Bill Sykes], [[University College, Oxford]]

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