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John Cooke (academic)
John Cooke D.D. (1734–1823) was an England, English academic administrator at the University of Oxford. Cooke was elected President (college), President (head) of Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1783, a post he held until 1823. While President at Corpus Christi College, Cooke was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1788 until 1792. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooke, John 1734 births 1823 deaths Presidents of Corpus Christi College, Oxford Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
