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President Of St John's College, Oxford
A list of presidents of St John's College, Oxford: * Rev. Alexander Belsyre (1557–1559) * Rev. William Eley (1559–1560) * Rev. William Stock (1560–1564) * Rev. John Robinson (1564–1572) * Rev. Tobias Matthew (1572–1577) * Rev. Francis Willis (1577–1590) * Rev. Ralph Hutchinson (1590–1606) * Rev. John Buckeridge, 1606–1611 * Rev. William Laud, 1611–1621 * Rev. William Juxon, 1621–1633 * Rev. Richard Baylie, 1633–1648 * Rev. Francis Cheynell, 1648–1650 * Rev. Thankful Owen, 1650–1660 * Rev. Richard Baylie, 1660–1667 * Rev. Peter Mews, 1667–1673 * Rev. William Levinz, 1673–1698 * Rev. William Delaune, 1698–1728 * Rev. William Holmes, 1728–1748 * Rev. William Derham, 1748–1757 * Rev. William Walker, 1757 * Rev. Thomas Fry, 1757–1772 * Rev. Samuel Dennis, 1772–1795 * Rev. Michael Marlow, 1795–1828 * Rev. Philip Wynter, 1828–1871 * Rev. James Bellamy, 1871–1909 * Rev. Herbert Armitage James, 1909–1931 * Rev. Frederick William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John's College, Oxford
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979.Communication from Michael Riordan, college archivist Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to provide a source of educated Roman Catholic clerics to support the Counter-Reformation under Queen Mary. St John's is the wealthiest college in Oxford, with a financial endowment of £600 million as of 2020, largely due to nineteenth-century suburban development of land in the city of Oxford of which it is the ground landlord. The college occupies a site on St Giles' and has a student body of some 390 undergraduates and 250 postgraduates. There are over 100 academic staff, and a like number of other staff. In 2018 St John's topped the Norrington Table, the annual ranking of Oxford colleges' final results, and in 2021, St John's ranked second with a score of 79.8. History On 1 May 1555, Sir Thomas White, lately Lord Mayor of London, obt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Holmes (academic)
William Holmes D.D. (5 April 1689 – 4 April 1748) was an English academic, Vice-Chancellor and Regius Professor of Modern History (Oxford), Regius Professor of Modern History of the University of Oxford. He was also Dean of Exeter between 1742 and 1748. Life Holmes was born on 5 April 1689 in the parish of St Swithin, in the City of London, the son of Thomas and Margaret Holmes of London, England. He began his education at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, Merchant Taylors' School, London, on 12 September 1701 and went up to St John's College, Oxford, on 11 June 1707, Matriculation, matriculating on 2 July. In 1710, he became a Oxbridge Fellow, Fellow and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree on 16 May 1711, and was awarded the Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin), Master of Arts degree on 9 April 1715. In 1721 Holmes was appointed as a Proctor#Oxford University, proctor of the University. He took the Bachelor of Divinity degree on 13 April 1722 and the Doctorate of Divin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John David Mabbott
John David Mabbott (Duns, 18 November 1898 – Islip, Oxfordshire, 26 January 1988) was a British academic who worked as the president of St John's College, Oxford, from 1963 from to 1969. Education Mabbott was educated at Berwickshire High School; the University of Edinburgh; and St John's. Career Mabbott was a lecturer in classics at the University of Reading from 1922 to 1923; and then a Lecturer at the University College of North Wales from 1923 to 1924. He was fellow of St John's from 1924 to 1963; tutor from 1930 to 1956; and senior tutor from 1956 to 1963. He wrote: 'The State and the Citizen', 1948; 'An Introduction to Ethics', 1966; 'John Locke', 1973; and 'Oxford Memories', 1986. During World War II, Mabbott was commissioned by the Foreign Office Foreign may refer to: Government * Foreign policy, how a country interacts with other countries * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in many countries ** Foreign Office, a department of the UK government ** Foreign office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Costin (academic)
William Conrad Costin, MC (19 May 1893 – 6 October 1970) was President of St John's College, Oxford, from 1957 to 1963. Costin was educated at Reading School and St John's College, Oxford. He served in the Great War with the Gloucestershire Regiment. He was Proctor of Oxford University in 1935. He wrote: ''Great Britain and China, 1833–1860'', 1937; ''The Law and Working of the Constitution: Documents, 1660–1914'', 1952; and ''History of St John’s College, 1598–1860'', 1958.British Library web site accessed 11:47 GMT Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from midnight. At different times in the past, it has been calculated in different ways, including being calculated from noon; as a cons ... Thursday 7 May 2020 References People educated at Reading School 1893 births 1970 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Oxford Presidents of St John's College, Oxford Gloucestershire Regime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Lane Poole
Austin Lane Poole, FBA (6 December 1889 – 22 February 1963) was a British mediaevalist. Poole came from an academic lineage, being the son of Reginald Lane Poole (archive keeper at the University of Oxford), the nephew of Stanley Lane Poole (professor of Arabic at Trinity College Dublin), and the great-nephew of Reginald Stuart Poole (professor of archaeology at Cambridge University). Austin Poole studied at Magdalen College School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He later taught at Selwyn College, Cambridge and St John's College, Oxford. He became a Fellow and subsequently President of the latter and was also a Fellow of Corpus Christi College. During the First World War, Poole served as a lieutenant in the Gloucestershire Regiment. Austin Poole contributed the third volume of the ''Oxford History of England'', ''From Domesday Book to Magna Carta 1087–1216'', published 1951. He also edited collections of poetry by Thomas Gray. He delivered the Ford Lectures in 1944. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Norwood
Sir Cyril M. Norwood (15 September 1875 – 13 March 1956) was an English educationalist who served as Headmaster of Bristol Grammar School and Harrow School, Master of Marlborough College, and President of St John's College, Oxford. Biography The son of the Reverend Samuel Norwood, of Whalley, Lancashire, Norwood was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School and St John's, Oxford. After passing the Home Civil Service examination, he joined the Admiralty in 1899, but left in 1901 to pursue a career in education. He was a classics schoolmaster at Leeds Grammar School (1901–1906), before serving as Headmaster of Bristol Grammar School (1906–1916), Master of Marlborough College (1917–1925), Headmaster of Harrow (1926–1934) and President of St John's, Oxford, from 1934-1946. After being appointed to chair a committee for R. A. Butler, the Minister of Education, Norwood and committee wrote a 151-page document entitled ''Curriculum and Examinations in Secondary Schools: Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick William Hall (academic)
Frederick William Hall (3 December 1867 – 11 October 1933) was an English classical scholar and academic who served as President of St John's College, Oxford, from 18 December 1931 until his death in 1933. , ''A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford'' (1954), pp. 251–264. . Date accessed: 11 July 2011. Hall was born in Stoke Newington, the only son of banker William Hall of the |
Herbert Armitage James
Herbert Armitage James, CH (3 August 1844 – 15 November 1931) was a Welsh cleric and headmaster of three leading public schools, who ended his "remarkable scholastic career", as it was later described by Austen Chamberlain, by becoming President of St John's College, Oxford. After an Oxford education and early teaching career at Marlborough College, he was headmaster of Rossall School from 1875 to 1886. It was said that he raised the school "to a pitch of all-round excellence which it had not known before". After suffering from health problems at Rossall, he served as Dean of St Asaph from 1886 to 1889. He returned to teaching in 1889, becoming headmaster of Cheltenham College and remaining in this post until 1895, despite being offered the position of headmaster of Clifton College. He then became headmaster of Rugby School and served there to great acclaim. His Rugby School nickname of "The Bodger" is still in use at the school. He left Rugby School in 1909 to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bellamy (British Academic)
James Bellamy (1819–1909) was a British academic and administrator at the University of Oxford. Bellamy was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and St John's College, Oxford, where he graduated BA in 1841 and MA in 1845. He was ordained in 1843 and was awarded a Bachelor of Divinity in 1850 followed by a Doctor of Divinity in 1872. He was President of St John's College from 1871 to 1909. At Oxford University, Bellamy was a member of the University Commission from 1877 to 1879 and Vice-Chancellor from 1886 to 1890. He was also a conservative and musician. See also * List of Vanity Fair (British magazine) caricatures The following is a list of caricature A caricature is a rendered image showing the features of its subject in a simplified or exaggerated way through sketching, pencil strokes, or other artistic drawings (compare to: cartoon). Caricatures can ... References Further reading * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bellamy, James 1819 births 1909 deaths People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Wynter
Philip Wynter D.D. (1793–1871) was an English clergyman and academic. Career Wynter was the President of St John's College, Oxford, from 1828 to 1871, and the editor of the works of Joseph Hall. While President at St John's College, he was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1840 until 1844. Family Wynter married twice: firstly to Harriette Ann, the daughter of Capt. Henry Boyle Deane of Hurst Grove in Berkshire; secondly, to Diana Ann Taylor. He had a large family and his daughter by his second marriage, Harriette Ann, was the mother of the Liberal politician, Philip Morrell Philip Edward Morrell (4 June 1870 – 5 January 1943) was a British Liberal politician. Background Morrell was the son of Frederic Morrell, a solicitor of Black Hall, Oxford, by his wife Harriette Anne, daughter of the President of St John's .... References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wynter, Philip 1793 births 1871 deaths People educated at Merchant Taylors' School, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Marlow
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Michael Marlow may refer to: * Michael Marlow (priest) * Michael Marlow (economist) Michael L. Marlow is a professor of economics at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly). He is also an affiliated senior scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He holds a BA from George Washington University and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Dennis (academic)
Samuel Dennis, D.D., was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford. Dennis was elected President (head) of St John's College, Oxford in 1772, a post he held until 1795. During his time at St John's College, more rooms were added on the north side of the college. Dennis was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1780 until 1784. A monument was erected in the college to his memory in 1795, sculpted by Richard Westmacott (the elder) Richard Westmacott (the elder) (1747–1808) was an 18th-century monumental sculptor and the beginning of a dynasty of one of Britain's most important sculpting families. He also specialised in fireplace design for many of England's grand count ....Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, Rupert Gunnis References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dennis, Samuel Year of birth missing Year of death missing Presidents of St John's College, Oxford Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
