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Stephen Niblett
Stephen Niblett D.D. (1697–1766) was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford. Niblett was elected Warden (head) of All Souls College, Oxford in 1726, a post he held until 1766. During his time as Warden of All Souls College, he was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1735 until 1738. A monument to Niblett and his wife Elizabeth was erected at All Souls College, Oxford in 1766, being sculpted by Nicholas Read Nicholas Read is an American physicist, noted for his work on strongly interacting quantum many-body systems. Biography Read was born in Britain in 1958 and did his undergraduate education at Cambridge University. He completed his PhD at the ....Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis p.316 References 1697 births 1766 deaths Wardens of All Souls College, Oxford Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford {{UOxford-stub ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor = The Lord Patten of Barnes , vice_chancellor = Louise Richardson , students = 24,515 (2019) , undergrad = 11,955 , postgrad = 12,010 , other = 541 (2017) , city = Oxford , country = England , coordinates = , campus_type = University town , athletics_affiliations = Blue (university sport) , logo_size = 250px , website = , logo = University of Oxford.svg , colours = Oxford Blue , faculty = 6,995 (2020) , academic_affiliations = , The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warden (college)
Warden is the title given to or adopted by the heads of some university colleges and other institutions. It dates back at least to the 13th century at Merton College, Oxford; the original Latin version is ''custos''. England University of Bristol: * Wills Hall University of Cambridge: * Robinson College University of London: * Goldsmiths University of Oxford: , UK. * * |
All Souls College, Oxford
All Souls College (official name: College of the Souls of All the Faithful Departed) is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Unique to All Souls, all of its members automatically become fellows (i.e., full members of the college's governing body). It has no undergraduate members, but each year, recent graduate and postgraduate students at Oxford are eligible to apply for a small number of examination fellowships through a competitive examination (once described as "the hardest exam in the world") and, for those shortlisted after the examinations, an interview.Is the All Souls College entrance exam easy now? , ''The Guardian'', 17 May 2010. The college entrance is on the north side of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria County History
The Victoria History of the Counties of England, commonly known as the Victoria County History or the VCH, is an English history project which began in 1899 with the aim of creating an encyclopaedic history of each of the historic counties of England, and was dedicated to Queen Victoria. In 2012 the project was rededicated to Queen Elizabeth II in celebration of her Diamond Jubilee year. Since 1933 the project has been coordinated by the Institute of Historical Research in the University of London. History The history of the VCH falls into three main phases, defined by different funding regimes: an early phase, 1899–1914, when the project was conceived as a commercial enterprise, and progress was rapid; a second more desultory phase, 1914–1947, when relatively little progress was made; and the third phase beginning in 1947, when, under the auspices of the Institute of Historical Research, a high academic standard was set, and progress has been slow but reasonably steady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice-Chancellor
A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system. In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor is usually a ceremonial non-resident head of the university. In such institutions, the chief executive of a university is the vice-chancellor, who may carry an additional title such as ''president'' (e.g. "president & vice-chancellor"). The chancellor may serve as chairperson of the governing body; if not, this duty is often held by a chairperson who may be known as a pro-chancellor. In many countries, the administrative and educational head of the university is known as the president, principal or rector. In the United States, the head of a university is most commonly a university president. In U.S., university systems that have more than one affiliated university or campus, the executive head of a specific campus may have the title of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford University
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 north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world; it has buildings in every style of English architecture since late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, information technology and science. History The history of Oxford in England dates back to its original settlement in the Saxon period. Originally of strategic significance due to its controlling location on the upper reaches of the River Thames at its junction with the River Cherwell, the town grew in national importance during the early Norman period, and in the late 12th century became home to the fledgling University of Oxford. The city was besieged during The Anarchy in 1142. The university rose to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Read (sculptor)
Nicholas Read (c.1733–1787) was an 18th-century English sculptor. He was the only apprentice that Roubiliac ever accepted. His masterpiece is the large and highly odd monument to Admiral Richard Tyrell in Westminster Abbey. Life Read was born in London and was a pupil at St Martins Lane Academy, when his father started to press the sculptor Roubiliac to take him as an apprentice. Roubiliac had vowed not to take apprentices, but agreed to teach Read drawing and modelling. Read (without permission) worked on one of Roubiliac's busts and pleased him by the standard of his work... and so he apprenticed him from 1750 or earlier.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis p.316 In 1762 Read won a "premium" of 100 guineas from the Society of Arts for a marble figure of Actaeon and his dog. On Roubiliac's death in 1762 Read took over his studio at 66 St Martins Lane. In 1766 he created the huge monument to Admiral Tyrell in Westminster Abbey. The monument had a ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Gardiner
Bernard Gardiner (baptised 25 September 1668 – 22 April 1726) was an academic at the University of Oxford, serving as Warden of All Souls College, Oxford, and also as Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Life Gardiner was the son of Sir William Gardiner, 1st Baronet, a lawyer and politician, and was baptised in Fareham, Hampshire, on 25 September 1668. His mother was Anne daughter and heir Robert Brocas of Beaurepaire, Hampshire. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, matriculating there in November 1684 and holding a demyship (scholarship), but lost his position during a battle for supremacy between the college's officials and James II. Gardiner obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1688, and became a Fellow of All Souls College in the following year. Thomas Tenison, the Archbishop of Canterbury, nominated him to become the Warden (head) of All Souls in 1702. He later added the degrees of Bachelor of Civil Law in 1693 and Doctor of Civil Law in 1698. Further posit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount Tracy
Viscount Tracy, of Rathcoole in the County of Dublin, was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created on 12 January 1643 for Sir John Tracy, previously Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire. He was made Baron Tracy, of Rathcoole in the County of Dublin, at the same time, also in the Peerage of Ireland. The second Viscount also represented Gloucestershire in Parliament. The titles are considered to have become extinct on the death of the eighth Viscount in 1797. However, the peerages were the subjects of at least four claims presented to the House of Lords during the 19th century. The first Viscount was the great-grandson of William Tracy, eldest son of William Tracy. The latter's second son, Richard Tracy, was granted the Stanway estate in Gloucestershire by his father. Richard Tracy was the father of Paul Tracy, who was created a baronet in 1611 (see Tracy baronets). The family seat was Toddington Manor in Gloucestershire. The Hon. Henrietta Susanna, daughter and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice-Chancellor Of Oxford University
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford is the chief executive and leader of the University of Oxford. The following people have been vice-chancellors of the University of Oxford (formally known as The Right Worshipful the Vice-Chancellor): __TOC__ Chronological list * 1230 – Elyas de Daneis * 1270 – Robert Steeton * 1288 – John Heigham * 1304 – John de Oseworhd * 1311 – Walter Gifford * 1325 – Richard Kamshale * 1333 – Richard FitzRalph * 1336 – John de Ayllesbury * 1337 – John de Reigham * 1347 – Hugh de Willoughby * 1348 – William de Hawkesworth * 1367 – John de Codeford * 1368 – John de Codeford * 1377 – Robert Aylesham * 1382 – Fr Peter Stokes * 1386 – Henry Nafford or Yafford * 1389 – John Lyndon * 1391 – John Ashwardby * 1394 – Richard Ullerston * 1396 – Nicholas Faux * 1397 – William Farendon or Faringdon * 1399 – John ... [...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 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, London, on 12 September 1701 and went up to St John's College, Oxford, on 11 June 1707, matriculating on 2 July. In 1710, he became a Fellow and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree on 16 May 1711, and was awarded the Master of Arts degree on 9 April 1715. In 1721 Holmes was appointed as a proctor of the University. He took the Bachelor of Divinity degree on 13 April 1722 and the Doctorate of Divinity on 5 March 1725. Holmes held two college livings; between 1725 and 1726 that of North Leigh, near Oxford, and of Henbury, Gloucestershire from 1726 to 1728. He was electe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
