Queen's College (Oxford)
| The Queen's College | |
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| founding | 1341 |
| Sponsorship | Oxford University |
| place |
Oxford , UK
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| Provost | Claire Craig |
| Students | 516 postgraduates : 173 |
| Annual budget | £ 382.6 million (2019) |
| Website | www.queens.ox.ac.uk |
The Queen's College (officially: The Queen's College ) is one of the colleges of Oxford University in the UK . It's on High Street across from the Examination School and is one of the older colleges. It is currently attended by around 330 students and 170 postgraduates . Around 130 new students are accepted every year. Economist Sir Alan Budd has been the college's Provost since 1999 .
history
The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield. Eglesfield was a priest in the household of Queen Philippa of Hainaut , Edward III's wife . , and named the college in honor of the queen. The coat of arms of the college (three red eagles on a white field) refers to the name of the founder (Eglesfield = eagle field). Later, the tradition developed that the wife of the reigning king took over the patronage of the college. The motto of the college is: Reginae erunt nutrices tuae (“Queens will be your wet nurses”, Isaiah 49:23).
The college has historically had close ties to the north of England, where the founder came from. In the 15th and 16th centuries the college's students came almost exclusively from the north-west of England, and many students from there later received scholarships to Queen's College for a long time. Therefore it was one of the few colleges in the Middle Ages whose students mostly stayed in Oxford over Christmas. Because of this, it is still famous for its Christmas celebrations to this day.
The impressive library building was erected in 1693–1696. At the beginning of the 18th century the medieval buildings of the college were completely replaced by new buildings in the baroque style . The famous facade was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor . The chapel, famous for its architecture and acoustics, was completed in 1719, and a Frobenius organ was added in 1965 .
Only since 1976 have women been allowed to study in college.
With an estimated fortune of around £ 88 million (2003), The Queen's College is one of the wealthier colleges in Oxford.
College life
Queen's College is considered a sports enthusiast. The most important sport is rowing . The college's rowing club was founded in 1827, making it one of the oldest in the world.
Music also plays a major role. The Queen's College Chapel Choir , the college's mixed choir, has toured numerous concerts and released CDs in recent years.
Famous Graduates
- Tony Abbott , 28th Prime Minister of Australia
- Joseph Addison , co-founder of The Spectator
- Rowan Atkinson , actor and comedian known as Blackadder and Mr. Bean
- Jeremy Bentham , English lawyer, philosopher and social reformer
- Tim Berners-Lee , inventor of the World Wide Web and director of the World Wide Web Consortium
- Wilfred Bion , British psychoanalyst
- Cory Booker , US Senator from New Jersey
- Vere Gordon Childe , Australian archaeologist
- John Crewdson , eminent journalist for the New York Times
- Ernest Dowson , English poet and writer
- Alfred Enoch , British actor
- Eric Garcetti , Mayor of Los Angeles
- Edmund Halley , English astronomer
- Fred Halliday , Irish academic (member of the British Academy )
- King Henry V of England
- Edwin Powell Hubble , American astronomer
- The Rt Hon. Ruth Kelly , Former Minister in the UK Cabinet
- Kenneth Leighton , English composer of the 20th century
- Thomas Middleton , English poet
- Brian Paddick , two-time Democratic candidate for Mayor of London
- Walter Horatio Pater , English essayist
- Oliver Sacks , neurologist and publicist
- Leopold Stokowski , conductor
- John Wyclif , English theologian
- Adam Zamoyski , historian and book author
literature
- John Richard Magrath: The Queen's College. Vol. I 1341-1646. Publisher: Oxford at The Clarendon Press 1921
- John Richard Magrath: The Queen's College. Vol. II 1646-1877 . Publisher: Oxford at The Clarendon Press 1921
Web links
- Official website of the Queen's College (English)
- A Brief History of The Queen's College (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Queen's College Oxford: Annual Report and Financial Statements: Year ended 31 July 2019 (PDF)
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. "For example, the Rhodes Scholar identifiers for Edwin Hubble (American astronomer for whom the Hubble Telescope is named) would be" Illinois & Queen's 1910 "."
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