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St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. [2] Founded as a men's college in 1555, it has been coeducational since 1979. [3] Its founder, Sir Thomas White, intended to provide a source of educated Roman Catholic clerics to support the Counter-Reformation under Queen Mary.
A list of alumni of St John's College, Oxford, former students of the college of the University of Oxford.The overwhelming maleness of this list is partially explained by the fact that for over 90% of its history (from its foundation in 1555 until 1979), women were barred from studying at St John's. [1]
People associated with St John's College, Oxford (3 C, 6 P) Pages in category "St John's College, Oxford" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
A list of presidents of St John's College, Oxford: Rev. Alexander Belsyre (1557–1559) Rev. William Eley (1559–1560) Rev. William Stock (1560–1564)
St John's College, formally the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, [4] is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded by the Tudor matriarch Lady Margaret Beaufort. In constitutional terms, the college is a charitable corporation established by a charter dated 9 April 1511.
Pages in category "Alumni of St John's College, Oxford" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 628 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first academic houses were monastic halls. Of the dozens established during the 12th–15th centuries, none survived the Reformation.The modern Dominican permanent private hall of Blackfriars (1921) is a descendant of the original (1221), and is sometimes described as heir to the oldest tradition of teaching in Oxford.
Trinity College, Dublin, a sister of both Oriel College, Oxford and St John's College, Cambridge, is unique in being the only non-Oxbridge institution to have sister status with an Oxbridge college. Most of the pairings reflect similarities between the two colleges concerned, often parallel histories.