Founded 1263 by John de Balliol. Sister College -– St John’s College Cambridge. Men and Women – Undergraduates 387 Postgraduates 327. Balliol is one of the oldest and largest of the colleges in Oxford with around 327 postgraduates and 387 undergraduates. It has recently become the most popular, with more applications than any other in the university. Balliol is situated right in the heart of the city on its original site with a lease dating back to foundation year – 1263. A student coup in the 1960’s
Founded 1509 as The King’s Hall and College of Brasenose by William Smyth, Bishop of Lincoln and Sir Richard Sutton. Sister College – Gonville and Caius College Cambridge. Men and Women – Undergraduates 365 Postgraduates 206. Brasenose College is in the centre of Oxford situated by Radcliffe Square overlooking the main quadrangle of the Bodleian Library. It is affectionately referred to as ‘BNC’ or ‘The Mighty Nose’. As with many learned institutions the evolution from lodging houses, where academics
John Caius. Originally Gonville Hall 1348-1351. Sister College – Brasenose College Oxford. Men and Women –Undergraduates 500 Postgraduates 250. Gonville and Caius was founded in 1348 as Gonville Hall, by the somewhat mysterious Edmund Gonville, Rector of Terrington St Clements, from the flatlands of Norfolk. There must have been more to Edmund than the records show, because it is doubtful a humble rector could have established a Cambridge college. There has been speculation that he was also a successful
College of Scholars of the Holy Trinity of Norwich. Named after The Holy Trinity. Founded 1350 by William Bateman Bishop of Norwich. Sisters College – All Souls College Oxford. Men and Women – Undergraduate 370 Postgraduates 270. The Black Death plague that hit England in the 1340’s had a devastating effect, wiping out almost half of the population. The clergy, despite their godliness, were not immune. William Bateman Bishop of Norwich, found he had lost close to 700 parish priests and, in order
Founded 1438 as The College of All Souls of the Faithful Departed of Oxford by Henry Chiche Archbishop of Canterbury. Sister College – Trinity Hall Cambridge. Fellows only, Men and Women (by entrance exam or invitation). Only the most brilliant scholars drawn from a pool of the most gifted are invited to All Souls to engage in a life advanced academic study. Traditionally the college has no undergraduates and is unusual in that all members become fellows and join the college’s governing body. Originally
Founded 1610 by Dorothy Wadham in memory of husband Nicholas Wadham. Sister College – Christ’s College Cambridge. Men and Women – Undergraduates 448 Postgraduates 129. Behind every good man is a good woman. Wadham College owes its existence to the tenacity and dedication of Dorothy Wadham, wife of wealthy Somerset landowner, Nicholas Wadham, who made sure her husband’s rather vague intention to establish a place of learning in Oxford was realised in 1610. In the space of four short years following her
volume of poetry a year before his birth. As one can determine from this, much of his influence came from his parents. Hopkins began writing poetry in grammar school during which he won a poetry prize. This prize gave him a scholarship to Balliol College in Oxford, where he earned two degrees and was considered by his professors and peers to be the star of Balliol. Throughout his life he was very connected to his religion. So much that in 1868, after joining the Society of Jesus, he burned all of his work
Gerard Manley Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins is a reflection of his time period because his work represents realism, his work was different from what was expected, and his work had to do with religion. Although Hopkins is considered as one of the great poets of the past, he was not that appreciated during his time period. The only reason that we have his work today is because his friends held on to his work after his death and decided to publish it for him in 1918. Hopkins age was defined
Founded 1882 in memory of George Augustus Selwyn. Paid for by subscription. Sister College – Keble College Oxford. Men and Women – Undergraduates 400 Postgraduates 200. For a college with modest financial endowments, Selwyn punches way above its weight in the Cambridge academic performance tables, recently achieving top spot. The foundation started life in 1882 as a Public Hostel of the University, a Christian initiative in memory of the Rt Revd George Augustus Selwyn, the first Bishop of New Zealand
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89). Poems 1918, Spring and Fall: To a young child MÁRGARÉT, áre you gríeving Over Goldengrove unleaving? Leáves, líke the things of man, you With your fresh thoughts care for, can you? Áh! ás the heart grows older 5 It will come to such sights colder By and by, nor spare a sigh Though worlds of wanwood leafmeal lie; And yet you wíll weep and know why. Now no matter, child, the name: 10 Sórrow’s spríngs áre the same. Nor mouth had, no nor mind, expressed What
investigated the series (1/n) and calculated Euler's constant to 15 decimal places. He began to study the numbers, which is entirely his own independent discovery. Ramanujan, on the strength of his good schoolwork, was given a scholarship to the Government College in Kumbakonam, which he entered in 1904. However the following year his scholarship was not renewed because Ramanujan devoted more and more of his time to mathematics and neglected his other subjects. Without money he was soon in difficulties and
novels. He was unable to stand or walk until around age seven, but he overcame his weakness and later even joined the soccer team at Trinity College in 1864. While in college, Stoker worked as a full time civil servant and a part time freelance journalist and drama critic. He worked unpaid for the Dublin Evening Mail. He later earned a degree from Trinity College in mathematics.
himself under doctor's care in 1843. In the late twenties his father's physical and mental condition got worse, and he became paranoid, abusive, and violent. In 1827 Tennyson escaped his troubled home when he followed his two older brothers to Trinity College, Cambridge, where his teacher was William Whewell. Because each of them had won university prizes for poetry the Tennyson brothers became well known at Cambridge. In 1829 The Apostles, an undergraduate club, invited him to join. The members of
its Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture. Many theology students from other colleges will come for tuition at Regent’s Park, such is its expertise in this area. Regent’s Park is situated just north of the city centre and has over 150 students, around a third are postgraduates. The college tries to house all its undergraduates but this can be tricky and is not guaranteed. Unusually for Oxford it can house a certain number of couples and families. Despite its small numbers the college also
of veterans, reorganized town governments in Italy, reformed the co... ... middle of paper ... ...r to Cicero. Melbourne: Trinity College Foundation Studies. Plutarch. Life of Julius Caesar. Melbourne: Trinity College Foundation Studies. Appian. The Civil Wars. Melbourne: Trinity College Foundation Studies. Cassius Dio. Roman History. Melbourne: Trinity College Foundation Studies. Secondary sources Grant, M. 1969. "Julius Caesar." London: Chancellor Press. Meier, C. 1996. "Caesar
The College of Saint John the Evangelist. Named after The Hospital of Saint John the Evangelist. Founded 1511 by Lady Margaret Beaufort. Sister Colleges – Balliol College Oxford and Trinity College Dublin. Men and Women – Undergraduates 569 Postgraduates 337. St John’s is the third largest college in the University of Cambridge. It sits on a huge site, straddling the River Cam a little to the north of the city centre, which is within walking distance. Its closest neighbours are Trinity and Magdalene
Anne Clough. Named after Newnham Village. Sister College – Lady Margaret Hall Oxford. Women only – Undergraduates 380 Postgraduates 230. When liberal reformers presented proposals for women to attend university, they were greeted with incredulity; so radical and extreme was the concept in the 19th century. However, pioneering liberals are nothing if not persistent and in 1871 Newnham College was formed by philosopher Henry Sidgwick, a fellow at Trinity, along with his future wife Eleanor Balfour, local
personal life than for his literary achievements. Oscar Wilde remain his entire life deeply committed to the principles of aestheticism (Wilde 2). After Wilde graduated from Portora Royal School. Oscar won a scholarship to Trinity College in Dublin and Magdalen College in Oxford. He was awarded with a degree in honors. He distinguished himself as a poet because he won a coveted Newdigate Prize in 1878. Oscar “... was impressed by the teaching of the English writers John Ruskin and Walter Pater on
continued to do what he loved- write (poemhunter.com). When Andrew Marvell was just a pre-teen, his work started to become favored by his city. As his poetry became even more known, a tragic incident suddenly happened. Marvell's father drowned in 1640 (“Oxford Book of English Verse”). Disturbed by the loss, Andrew ceased his writing hobby for a while. The distraught situation caused Andrew to go out into the fields and work for a living. Marvell nev... ... middle of paper ... ... that are associated
were successful; Wilde’s mother was a writer and his father a surgeon. Wilde became fluent in German and French very early in life. After his initial years of schooling at home he attended Porotra Royal School in Enniskillen, Trinity College in Dublin and Magdalen College in Oxford. Wilde excelled in his studies and began to build his reputation as a poet. Inspired by a vacation to Ravenna, Wilde won the Newdigate prize for poetry in 1878. He later began to practice his aesthetic mode of life. During