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Balliol lays claim to being the oldest Oxford college, though this is disputed by both University College and Merton. Balliol's claim is that a house of scholars was established by the founder in Oxford in around 1263, in contrast to Merton, which was the first college to be granted an official statute in 1274, and University College, which ...
The oldest colleges are University College, Balliol, and Merton, established between 1249 and 1264, although there is some dispute over the exact order and precisely when each began teaching. The fourth oldest college is Exeter , founded in 1314, and the fifth is Oriel , founded in 1326.
Balliol College is one of the oldest colleges at Oxford, founded in 1263 (according to tradition) by the Scottish nobleman John I de Balliol and supported by his widow Dervorguilla of Galloway. It is one of the largest colleges, with about 800 undergraduates and graduate students in total, and is located on Broad Street in the centre of the city.
Master of Balliol Fellow and Tutor in Economics: political economist [4]: 203 Colin Renshaw Lucas: 1969: Master of Balliol Vice-Chancellor Oxford University: historian Warden Rhodes House [4]: 336 Oswyn Murray: 1968: classicist, joint editor of the Oxford History of the Classical World [4]: 391 Arthur Prior: 1966: Tutor in Philosophy
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The main source of information is the relevant edition of The Balliol College Register which lists Fellows and students by year of matriculation, thus providing evidence of existence, dates and some biographical information. 1st edition [1] 1832 - 1914; 2nd edition [2] 1833 - 1933; 3rd edition [3] 1900 - 1950; 4th edition [4] 1916 - 1967
The Snell Exhibition is an annual scholarship awarded to students of the University of Glasgow to allow them to undertake postgraduate study at Balliol College, Oxford. The award was founded by the bequest of Sir John Snell in a will made in 1677, although the original stipulation referred to the University of Oxford, rather than Balliol in ...
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research ... who in 1249 endowed University College, [31] and John Balliol, ... was the undergraduate college of Sir ...