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Merton College was founded in 1264 by Walter de Merton, Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Rochester. [14] It has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford, a claim which is disputed between Merton College, Balliol College and University College.
Merton College Chapel is the church of Merton College, Oxford, England. Dedicated to St Mary and St John the Baptist, the chapel was largely completed in its present form by the end of the 13th century. The building retains a number of original stained glass windows, and is noted for its acoustics.
Merton College Library (in Merton College, Oxford) is one of the earliest libraries in England and one of the oldest academic library in the world still in continuous daily use. [1] [2] The library is located in several parts of the college, and houses a priceless collection of early printed books and more than 300 medieval manuscripts.
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.
The earliest known reference to the custom, dated 1509-10, is the record of a salting payment made by John Fisher on behalf of his protégé Gilbert Latham of Christ's College, Cambridge. [2] The latest dated reference is Anthony Wood's reminiscent account of his own salting ceremony at Merton College, Oxford in 1647-8.
Pages in category "Merton College, Oxford" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
See also Former students, Fellows and current Honorary Fellows of Merton College.. Merton College, Oxford is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.. This list of Merton Fellows and alumni is grouped into centuries; where the person's life spans more than one century, the (approximate) date of matriculation is used, and given in brackets when known.
He was the son of Benjamin Henry Blackwell (1849–1924), founder of Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford, which went on to become the Blackwell family's publishing and bookshop empire, located on Broad Street in central Oxford. [1] The publishing arm is now part of Wiley-Blackwell. He was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford and Merton ...