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Benjamin Kennicott (April 4, 1718 – September 18, 1783), was an English churchman and Hebrew scholar. He was born at Totnes, Devon. He succeeded his father as master of a charity school, but the generosity of some friends enabled him to go to Wadham College, Oxford, in 1744, and he distinguished himself in Hebrew and divinity. While an undergraduate he published two dissertations, On the Tree of Life in Paradise, with some Observations on the Fall of Man, and On the Oblations of Cain and Abel, which obtained him ...

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The word rector ("ruler," from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. The term and office of a rector are called rectorate. In languages such as German, Norwegian and Polish, the spelling is Rektor; in Italian, the word became Rettore. Rector - Academic rectors. The Rector is the highest academic official of many universities. It's used widely in Europe, including Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, the Benelux, Spain, and Scotland. A notable exceptio ...

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Sir Charles Lyell (November 14, 1797 – February 22, 1875), British lawyer, geologist, and popularizer of uniformitarianism. Charles Lyell was born in Kinnordy, Forfarshire, Scotland, the eldest of ten children. Lyell's father, also named Charles, was a botanist of minor repute and first exposed the younger Charles to the study of nature. Having attended Exeter College, Oxford ending in 1816, Lyell encountered geology as a serious profession under the wing of William Buckland. Upon graduation he took a professional detour into ...

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William Morris (March 24, 1834 – October 3, 1896) was one of the principal founders of the British Arts and Crafts Movement and is best known as a designer of wallpaper and patterned fabrics, a writer of poetry and fiction, and a pioneer of the socialist movement in Britain. William Morris - Early life. Morris was born in Walthamstow near London. His family was wealthy, and he went to school at Marlborough College and then to Oxford University (Exeter College), where he became influenced by John Ruskin an ...

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Will Self (born 1961) is an English novelist, reviewer and columnist who was educated at Exeter College, Oxford. Will Self is known for his satirical, grotesque and fantastic novels and short stories set in seemingly parallel universes. These include Cock and Bull (1992) — the stories of a man and a woman who develop sexual organs of the opposite sex. My Idea of Fun (1996) — a lonely boy grows up just outside Brighton in a caravan park with his over-sexual mother and Samual Northcliff who takes ...

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In several forms of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. St. Florian is the patron saint of firefighters, and St. Christopher is the patron saint of travellers, for example. Eastern Orthodoxy generally doesn't associate saints with occupations and activities, or does so to a much lesser degree. Patron saints can also be associated with geographical areas: St. Joseph is the patron saint of Belgium, and St. Patrick is patron saint of Ireland, fo ...

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The University of Oxford comprises 39 Colleges and 7 religious Permanent Private Halls (PPHs), which are autonomous self-governing corporations within the university. All teaching staff and students studying for a degree of the university must belong to one of the colleges or PPHs. These colleges are not only houses of residence, but have substantial responsibility for the teaching of undergraduates. Generally tutorials (the main method of teaching in Oxford) and classes are the responsibility of colleges, while lectures, ex ...

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William Grocyn (1446?-1519) was an English scholar, a friend of Erasmus. He was born at Colerne, Wiltshire. Intended by his parents for the church, he was sent to Winchester College, and in 1465 was elected to a scholarship at New College, Oxford. In 1467 he became a fellow, and among his pupils was William Warham, afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1479 Grocyn accepted the rectory of Newton Longville, in Buckinghamshire, but continued to live at Oxford. As reader in divinity at Magdalen College in 1481, he held a disputat ...

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A cravat is the neckband that was the forerunner of the modern tailored necktie. From the end of the 16th century, the term "band" applied to any long strip of cloth worn round the neck that was not a "ruff". The ruff itself had started its career in the earlier 16th century as a starched and pleated strip of white linen that could be freshly changed to keep the neck of a doublet from getting increasingly grimy, or for use as a bib or napkin. A "band" could indicate a plain, attached shirt collar or a detached "falling band" th ...

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Edgar Frank Codd was born at Portland, Dorset, in England. He studied mathematics and chemistry at Exeter College, Oxford, before serving as a pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. In 1948 he moved to New York to work for IBM as a mathematical programmer. In 1953, angered by Senator Joseph McCarthy, Codd moved to Ottawa, Canada. A decade later he returned to the USA and received his doctorate in computer science from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Two years later he moved to San Jose, Californi ...

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School rivalries are important in the United States, especially in intercollegiate sports. College rivalry - Big Ten Rivalries. Universities in the Big Ten Conference in the Midwest have nearly as many rivalries as schools in the Southeast. In football, these rivalries are usually marked by traveling trophies, which are indicated in the list below: University of Illinois and Northwestern University—Sweet Sioux Tomahawk University of Illinois and The Ohio Stat ...

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Born in Leeds, Bennett was schooled at Leeds Modern School (a state grammar school), learned Russian at the Joint Services School for Linguists during his National Service, and gained a place at Cambridge University. However, having spent time in Cambridge during national service, and partly wishing to follow the object of his unrequited love, he decided to apply for a scholarship at Oxford University. He went on to take a first-class degree in history from Exeter College, Oxford. He was to remain at Oxford for several years studying Medieval History before r ...

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This historic event took place on May 6, 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford and was watched by about 3,000 spectators during a meet between British AAA and Oxford University. With winds up to 25 miles per hour (40 km/h), the event was almost cancelled. However, the persistent Bannister prevailed and was rewarded with the honour of running the "Miracle Mile". His time was 3 min 59.4 s. The race was paced by Chris Brasher and Christopher Chataway, both of whom went on to establish their own stellar track performances. The timekeeper was Norri ...

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His first Curacy was at the Guards Chapel (Holy Trinity) at Windsor. In May 1903 he had his last professional stage employment and on September 21, 1903 he was ordained as a Priest in the Church of England. He was High Church. At first he was assistant chaplain to the Household Cavalry, and then he was a Curate of St Martin-in-the-Fields from August 1905. Davidson's appointment as Rector of Stiffkey St John with Stiffkey St Mary and Morston was announced in July 1906. Stiffkey (pronounced as its written not as Stewky) is a rural Norfolk vill ...

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Harold Davidson, Harold Davidson - Background, Harold Davidson - StudentDays, Harold Davidson - Ordained as a Priest, Harold Davidson - The First World War, Harold Davidson - Financial difficulties, Harold Davidson - Investigations begin, Harold Davidson - Scandal breaks, Harold Davidson - The Media enters the ring, Harold Davidson - Trial, Harold Davidson - Conviction and aftermath, Harold Davidson - Sentence, Harold Davidson - Death, Harold Davidson - Posthumous treatment

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Jesus is located on Turl Street in the centre of Oxford, on a comparatively small site by the standards of many Oxford colleges, and is one of the three Turl Street colleges along with Lincoln College and Exeter College. Much of what are considered the original buildings date from the 17th century, although parts date back to the college's foundation. Most of these earlier buildings have undergone some degree of restoration, although this is not generally obvious, and parts ...

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Born in Wuxi, Qian Zhongshu was the son of Qian Jibo (TC:錢基博), a conservative Confucian scholar. Qian Zhongzhu grew up under the care of his eldest uncle, who did not have a son. Qian was initially named Yangzhi (TC:仰之). When he was one year old, according to a tradition practised in many parts of China, he was given a few objects laid out in front of him for his "grabbing". He grabbed a book. His uncle then renamed him Zhongshu, literally meaning "being fond of books". His father later also changed his zi to Mocun, literally meaning "to keep silent", in the ...

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He became a barrister of the Middle Temple and an MP for Totnes in 1660-1672. He distinguished himself in naval battles, and was knighted. He became Comptroller of the Household in 1666 and a member of the Privy Council. At the end of the Dutch war in 1669 he intrigued against the peace treaty, preferring the French interests. He was one of the five Counsellors who formed the Cabal, though he was probably the least important of them. He was Lord High Treasurer from 28 November 1672 to June 1673, ...

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Thomas Clifford 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, Thomas Clifford 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh - Political and Public Life, Thomas Clifford 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh - Family and Children

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The Rector is the highest academic official of many universities. It's used widely in Europe, including Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, the Benelux, Spain, Portugal, and Scotland. In Latin American countries, such as Brasil, Mexico and Peru, it is also very common. At some universities this title is phrased as Rector Magnificus or Lord Rector. A notable exception to this terminology was England, where universities were traditionally headed by a "Chancellor", and this was followed in many Anglo-saxon countries. ...

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The college is attended by the Master, the titled Scholars, the other Scholars and the Under-Scholars, as well as various servants and other contributors. Jordan College Oxford - The Master. The Master of Jordan College is the highest-ranking Scholar, and oversees the college's affairs in all sectors. Include: Ignatius Cole, Master 1745-1748 Dæmon: Musca Francis Lyall, Master 1748-1765 Dæmon: Zohariel Simon Le Clerc, Master 1765-17 ...

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The now Sir John Gardiner Wilkinson returned to Egypt in 1842, contributing an article entitled "Survey of the Valley of the Natron Lakes'" to the Journal of the Geographical Society in 1843. The same year witnessed his publication of a revised and enlarged edition of his Topography, entitled Moslem Egypt and Thebes. Wilkinson travelled in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina during 1844, an account of his observati ...

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John Gardiner Wilkinson, John Gardiner Wilkinson - Childhood and education, John Gardiner Wilkinson - First sojourn in Egypt, John Gardiner Wilkinson - Return to England and honours, John Gardiner Wilkinson - Further travels and research, John Gardiner Wilkinson - Death and legacy, John Gardiner Wilkinson - Publications

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