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Thomas Jenner (theologian)
Thomas Jenner (1 February 1689, in Standish – 12 January 1768, in Oxford) was an English academic. Jenner was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, of which college he was a Fellow A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ... from 1715 to 1745. He was Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford from 1728 and its President from 1745, holding both posts until his death. References 1689 births 1768 deaths People from Gloucestershire 18th-century English theologians Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford Presidents of Magdalen College, Oxford Lady Margaret Professors of Divinity {{England-academic-administrator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standish, Gloucestershire
Standish is a small village and civil parish in the Stroud (district), Stroud non-metropolitan district, local government district in Gloucestershire, England. The village is north-west of Stroud, on the B roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, B4008 road to Quedgeley. The parish, which in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census had a population of 285, also contains the hamlet (place), hamlet of Stroud Green, situated south-east of Standish village. The population had reduced to 227 at the 2011 census. Originally part of the estate of the Baron Sherborne, Barons Sherborne of Gloucestershire, they developed Standish Court as part of their holdings. Abandoned in the 16th century, they then developed Standish House as a country retreat. Having sold Standish Wood to the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust, they sold Standish House to Gloucestershire County Council post-World War I, on which they developed Standish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
