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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) Rev. John Robinson (1564–1572) Rev. Tobias Matthew (1572–1577) Rev. Francis Willis (1577–1590) Rev. Ralph Hutchinson (1590–1606) Rev. John Buckeridge, 1606–1611; Rev. William Laud ...
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 .
Francis Willis D.D. (a.k.a. Francis Wyllis; died 1597) was an academic administrator at the University of Oxford and Dean of Worcester. In 1577, Willis was elected President of St John's College, Oxford, a post he held until 1590. [1] While President at St John's College, he was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1587 until 1588.
In 1636 King Charles I, for whom the Club is named, visited Oxford in order to mark the opening of the new quadrangle at St John's College, with a day of feasting and celebrations at the college. [1] In 1646, St John's College, which sympathised with the Royalists, acted as Prince Rupert of the Rhine's headquarters for his defence of the city ...
Presidents of St John's College, Oxford (36 P) Pages in category "People associated with St John's College, Oxford" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.