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[[File:Oxford University Coat Of Arms.svg|thumb|University coat of arms]]The '''University of Oxford''' is the oldest university in the United Kingdom, comprising a number of self-governing colleges and other institutions, most of which are located in and around the centre of [[Oxford]].
 
[[File:Oxford University Coat Of Arms.svg|thumb|University coat of arms]]The '''University of Oxford''' is the oldest university in the United Kingdom, comprising a number of self-governing colleges and other institutions, most of which are located in and around the centre of [[Oxford]].
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The date of the foundation of the University is not known, but teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. In 1188, the historian, [[Gerald of Wales]], gave a public reading to the assembled Oxford dons.<ref>https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/history?wssl=1 "University of Oxford: Introduction and History".</ref>
  
 
==LGBT history==
 
==LGBT history==
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In 2003, [[Sandi Toksvig]] stood for election as Chancellor of the University.
  
 
The [[Oxford University LGBT Lecture]]s have been held annually since 2010.
 
The [[Oxford University LGBT Lecture]]s have been held annually since 2010.
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==Notable alumni and academics==
 
==Notable alumni and academics==
  
===Balliol College===
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*[[Balliol College, Oxford]]
*[[Anthony Asquith]]
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*[[Brasenose College, Oxford]]
*[[Lionel Blue]]
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*[[Christ Church, Oxford]].
*[[Boris Johnson]]
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*[[Corpus Christi College, Oxford]]
*[[Beverley Nichols]]
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*[[Exeter College, Oxford]]
*[[Harold Nicolson]]
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*[[Hertford College, Oxford]]
*[[Algernon Charles Swinburne]]
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*[[Jesus College, Oxford]]
*[[John Addington Symonds]]
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*[[Keble College, Oxford]]
 
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*[[Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford]]
===Brasenose College===
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*[[Magdalen College, Oxford]]
*[[David Cameron]]
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*[[Merton College, Oxford]]
 
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*[[New College, Oxford]].
===Christ Church===
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*[[Nuffield College, Oxford]]
* see [[Christ Church, Oxford]].
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*[[Oriel College, Oxford]]
 
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*[[Pembroke College, Oxford]]
===Corpus Christi College===
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*[[The Queen's College, Oxford]]
*[[Stephen Doughty]]
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*[[Somerville College, Oxford]]
*[[Alan Hollinghurst]] (lecturer)
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*[[St Anne's College, Oxford]]
*[[Kenneth Kendall]]
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*[[St Catherine's College, Oxford]]
 
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*[[St Edmund Hall, Oxford]]
===Exeter College===
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*[[St Hilda's College, Oxford]]
*[[Alan Bennett]]
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*[[St Hugh's College, Oxford]]
*[[Ned Sherrin]]
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*[[St John's College, Oxford]]
 
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*[[Trinity College, Oxford]]
===Hertford College===
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*[[University College, Oxford]]
*[[Richard Addinsell]]
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*[[Wadham College, Oxford]].
*[[Evelyn Waugh]]
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*[[Wolfson College, Oxford]]
 
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*[[Worcester College, Oxford]].
===Jesus College===
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*[[T E Lawrence]]
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===Magdalen College===
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*[[Alan Hollinghurst]]
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*[[H Montgomery Hyde]]
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*[[John Mark Ainsley]]
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*[[Lord Alfred Douglas]]
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*[[John Wolfenden]] (fellow)
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*[[Matt Houlbrook]]
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*[[Oscar Wilde]]
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===Merton College===
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*[[Edmund Backhouse]]
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*[[Lennox Berkeley]]
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*[[Angus Wilson]]
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===New College===
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*[[Maurice Bowra]]
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*[[Ian Buist]]
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*[[Patrick Gale]]
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*[[Neil MacGregor]]
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*[[Lord Montagu of Beaulieu]]
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*[[Edward Perry Warren]]
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===Nuffield College===
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*[[Michael Steed]]
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===Oriel College===
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*[[John Henry Newman]] (Fellow)
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===Pembroke College===
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*[[David Allen Green]]
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*[[Hugh Lygon]]
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*[[Roz Kaveney]]
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===Queen's College===
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*[[Walter Pater]]
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===Somerville College===
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*[[Alan Hollinghurst]] (lecturer)
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===St Anne's College===
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*[[Michael Dillon]] (as Laura Dillon)
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===St Catherine's College===
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*[[Jeanette Winterson]]
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===St Edmund Hall===
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*[[Peter Scott-Presland]]
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===St John's College===
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*[[A E Housman]]
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===Trinity College===
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*[[James Elroy Flecker]]
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*[[Terence Rattigan]]
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*[[Jeremy Thorpe]]
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===University College===
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*[[Paul Gambaccini]]
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*[[Owen Jones]]
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*[[Stephen Spender]]
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*[[William Whitehead]]
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===Wadham College===
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*[[Maurice Bowra]] (Warden)
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*[[Andrew Hodges]] (Fellow)
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*[[Laurie Penny]]
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*[[Robert Thistlethwayte]] (Warden)
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*[[John Wilkins]] (Warden)
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*[[Rowan Williams]]
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===Wolfson College===
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*[[David Isaac]]
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===Worcester College===
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Oxford alumni (college unspecified) include [[John Wolfenden]], [[Lynette Nusbacher]], ‎ [[Michael Attwell]], [[Rob Berkeley]], [[Vicky Beeching]], ‎ [[John Atherton]], [[Rod Shelton]], and [[Graham Robertson]].
*[[Stephen Oliver]]
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==References==
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<references>
 
[[Category:Oxford]]
 
[[Category:Oxford]]
 
[[Category:Universities]]
 
[[Category:Universities]]

Latest revision as of 23:12, 2 June 2016

University coat of arms
The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the United Kingdom, comprising a number of self-governing colleges and other institutions, most of which are located in and around the centre of Oxford.

The date of the foundation of the University is not known, but teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. In 1188, the historian, Gerald of Wales, gave a public reading to the assembled Oxford dons.[1]

LGBT history

In 2003, Sandi Toksvig stood for election as Chancellor of the University.

The Oxford University LGBT Lectures have been held annually since 2010.

Notable alumni and academics

Oxford alumni (college unspecified) include John Wolfenden, Lynette Nusbacher, ‎ Michael Attwell, Rob Berkeley, Vicky Beeching, ‎ John Atherton, Rod Shelton, and Graham Robertson.

References

  1. https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/history?wssl=1 "University of Oxford: Introduction and History".