''Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford'' is a biographical reference work by
Joseph Foster (1844–1905), published by
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...
, listing the
alumni
Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for grou ...
of the
University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
. Foster's work was compiled principally from the colleges'
matriculation
Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination.
Australia
In Australia, the term "matriculation" is seldom used now ...
registers and the university archives, but it also relies on numerous printed and other sources.
Publications
*''Alumni Oxonienses (1500–1714)'' (two volumes, 1891–92)
online version at british-history.ac.uk* ''Alumni Oxonienses (1715–1886) (two volumes, 1891–92)'':
** Surnames beginning A-D
online version
** Surnames beginning E-K
online version
** Surnames beginning L-R
online version
** Surnames beginning S-Z
online version
*''Oxford Men and their Colleges'' (1880–1892) (two volumes, 1893)
online version
See also
* ''
Alumni Cantabrigienses
''Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900'' is a biographical register of former members of the University of Cambridge whic ...
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1891 non-fiction books
1892 non-fiction books
1893 non-fiction books
*Alumni Oxonienses
British biographical dictionaries
Oxford University Press books
Terminology of the University of Oxford
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