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List Of Principals Of Brasenose College, Oxford ...
The head of Brasenose College, University of Oxford, is the principal. The current principal is John Bowers, who took up the appointment in October 2015. List of principals of Brasenose College References {{reflist Brasenose Principals Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mid-17th century and the new quadrangle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For 2020–21, Brasenose placed 4th in the Norrington Table (an unofficial measure of performance in undergraduate degree examinations). In a recent Oxford Barometer Survey, Brasenose's undergraduates registered 98% overall satisfaction. In recent years, around 80% of the UK undergraduate intake have been from state schools. Brasenose is home to one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, Brasenose College Boat Club. History Foundation The history of Brasenose College, Oxford stretches back to 1509, when the college was founded on the site of Brasenose Hall, a medieval academic hall whose name is first mentioned in 1279. Its name is believed to derive f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Gwyn
William Gwyn (11 April 1736 in Prescot – 19 August 1770 in Brighton) was an Oxford college head. Gwyn was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. He held the livings at Cottingham, Northamptonshire Cottingham is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire in the English Midlands that can trace its history back to Roman times. ''Cotingeham'' is listed in the Domesday Book and is also mentioned in the '' Anglo-Saxon Chronicle''. It ...; and was Principal of Brasenose from his election on 10 May 1770 until his death four months later. Notes 18th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Principals of Brasenose College, Oxford 1770 deaths People from Lancashire (before 1974) {{UOxford-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Last
Hugh Macilwain Last (3 December 1894 – 25 October 1957) was Camden Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford and Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford. Early life Last was born in London on 3 December 1894; his father was William Last, director of the Science Museum. He was educated at St Paul's School, London and then Lincoln College, Oxford. Starting late at university because of health problems, he obtained a first-class degree in '' literae humaniores'' (classics) in 1918. Academic career Last was appointed as a Fellow of St John's College, Oxford in 1919. His interest in the history of Ancient Rome had been sparked at school by the classical historian T. Rice Holmes, who taught at St Paul's, and continued at Lincoln under William Warde Fowler. His interests also broadened into related spheres such as ancient Oriental history. In 1927, he was appointed as a university lecturer in Roman history, and became Camden Professor of Ancient History in 1936, a pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stallybrass
William Teulon Swan Stallybrass (formerly William Teulon Swan Sonnenschein; 22 November 1883 – 28 October 1948) was a barrister, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, from 1936, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from October 1947 until his death.H. G. Hanbury, rev. H. G. Judge"Stallybrass, William Teulon Swan (1883–1948)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', September 2004. He was the son of the publisher William Swan Sonnenschein and the nephew of the classical scholar Edward Adolf Sonnenschein, and was colloquially known at Oxford as "Sonners" for his former surname;"Milestones, Nov. 8, 1948" '''', 8 November 1948. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Henry Sampson
Charles Henry Sampson (1859-1936) was Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, from 1920 until his death. Sampson was born in Bristol and educated at Bristol Grammar School and Balliol College, Oxford. A mathematician, he became a Fellow of Brasenose in 1882; a Tutor in 1884; and a Senior Tutor in 1894. His son Ronald died in the Great War. Sampson himself died on 5 November 1936.'The Principal Of Brasenose' The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ... Saturday, Nov. 7, 1936 Issue 47526 p.14 Notes 1859 births 1936 deaths Scientists from Bristol People educated at Bristol Grammar School Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Fellows of Brasenose College, Oxford Principals of Brasenose College, Oxford 19th-century English mathematicians 20th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Buller Heberden
Charles Buller Heberden (14 December 1849 – 30 May 1921) was an English classical scholar and academic administrator. He was principal of Brasenose College, Oxford (1889–1920) and served as Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Life He was born at Broadhembury in Devon, the son of the Rev. William Heberden. He was educated at Harrow School and Balliol College, Oxford, from 1868, where he was a contemporary of Benjamin Jowett. Heberden edited a book on the history of Brasenose College, published in 1909. He funded a Harrow Scholarship for Brasenose College in 1916 and an Organ Scholarship in 1921 at his death. He also left £1,000 to the university, which was used for the Coin Room at the Ashmolean Museum. He was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 1914 to 1921. Heberden is buried in Holywell Cemetery, Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Watson (academic)
The Rev. Albert Watson (December 1828 – 21 November 1904) was an Oxford college head in the 19th century. Watson was born in Astley, Worcestershire and educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. A classicist, he was Fellow of Brasenose from 1852 to 1886. He was a Tutor from 1854 to 1867; a Lecturer from 1867 to 1870; and Bursar from 1871 until his election as Principal of Brasenose in 1886. He resigned in 1889;'University Intelligence' The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' (f ... Thursday, 11 July 1889 Issue 32748 p.10 and died in 1904. Notes 19th-century English Anglican priests Classical scholars of the University of Oxford Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Principals of Brasenose College, Oxford People from Worcester, England 1828 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian (Anglican Newspaper)
''The Guardian'' was a weekly Anglican newspaper published from January 1846 to November 1951. It was founded by Richard William Church, Thomas Henry Haddan, and other supporters of the Tractarian movement and was for many years the leading newspaper of the Church of England. Montague Bernard, another of the paper's founders, served as its initial editor, with Martin Sharp taking over responsibility for the paper in 1859. He stood down as editor in 1883 and was replaced by Daniel Conner Lathbury. His outspoken views on political and ecclesiastical matters, and especially his opposition to the Boer War, led to his dismissal in 1899. Later editors included Walter Hobhouse (1900-05), James Penderel-Brodhurst (1905-22) and Frederic Iremonger Frederic Athelwold Iremonger (8 July 1878''1939 England and Wales Register'' – 15 September 1952) was an Anglican priest. Iremonger was born in Longparish, Hampshire,''1911 England Census'' the third son of William Henry (1845–1911) and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Hartopp Cradock
The Rev. Edward Hartopp Craddock, D.D. (29 November 1810 – 27 January 1886) was an Oxford college head in the 19th century. Craddock was born in Shenstone, Staffordshire and educated at Balliol College, Oxford, matriculating 1827, and graduating B.A. in 1831. At Brasenose College he graduated M.A. in 1834 as Edward Grove, his birth name, and B.D. & D.D. in 1854. He held the living at Tedstone Delamere Tedstone Delamere is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, north-east of Bromyard. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 138. The etymology of the name derives from the Anglo-Saxon, Teodic after whom the villages ...; and was Principal of Brasenose from 1853 until his death. He was married to novelist Harriet Cradock. Notes 19th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Principals of Brasenose College, Oxford People from Shenstone, Staffordshire 1810 births 1886 deaths {{Classical-schola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Harington
Reverend, The Rev. Richard Harington (5 May 1800 – 13 December 1853) was an University of Oxford, Oxford Colleges of the University of Oxford, college Chief executive officer, head in the 19th century. Barker was born in Hanover Square, Westminster and educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. A mathematician, he was Principal of Brasenose from 1842 until his death.'Deaths' The Times Friday, 16 December 1853 Issue 21613 p.9 A son was Sir Richard Harington, 11th Baronet. Notes 19th-century English Anglican priests 19th-century English mathematicians Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Principals of Brasenose College, Oxford People from Westminster 1800 births 1853 deaths {{UOxford-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashurst Gilbert
Ashurst Turner Gilbert (14 May 1786 – 21 February 1870) was an English churchman and academic, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, from 1822 and bishop of Chichester. Life The son of Thomas Gilbert of Ratcliffe, Buckinghamshire, a captain in the Royal Marines, by Elizabeth, daughter of William Long Nathaniel Hutton, rector of Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, was born near Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, 14 May 1786, and educated at Manchester Grammar School from 1800. He was nominated to a school exhibition, and matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford, on 30 May 1805. At the Michaelmas examination of 1808 he was placed in the first class in '' literis humanioribus'', one of his four companions being Robert Peel. He graduated B.A. 16 January 1809, and succeeded to one of Hulme's exhibitions on 8 March following. Having been elected to a fellowship, he proceeded M. A. 1811, and B.D. 1819. He was actively engaged for many years as a college tutor, and in 1816–18 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frodsham Hodson
Frodsham Hodson (1770–1822) was an English churchman and academic, the Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, from 1809. Life He was the son of the Rev. George Hodson, and was born in Liverpool, England, on 7 June 1770. He entered Manchester Grammar School in January 1784, and left it in 1787 to go to Brasenose College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. on 14 January 1791, M.A. 10 October 1793, B.D. 1808, and D.D. 1809. In May 1791, he succeeded to a Hulmean exhibition, and was afterwards elected a Fellow of Brasenose College. In 1793, he gained the university prize for an essay in English prose on "The Influence of Education and Government on National Character".Oxford Engl. Prize Essays, 1836, vol. i. In 1795, Hodson was chosen lecturer at St George's Church, Liverpool, and subsequently became chaplain there. His persistence in holding the chaplaincy, although he rarely in later years visited Liverpool, gave offence in the town. In 1803–4 and again in 1808-10, he fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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