Worcester College
| Worcester College | |
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| founding |
1283 Gloucester College 1560 Gloucester Hall 1714 Worcester College |
| Sponsorship | Oxford University |
| place | Oxford |
| Jonathan Bate | Provost |
| Students | 408 postgraduates : 167 |
| Website | www.worc.ox.ac.uk |
The Worcester College , founded in 1714, is one of 39 colleges and Private Halls of the University of Oxford . Well-known students included Rupert Murdoch , Bill Bradley and Emma Watson .
Sports
As with all colleges, sport is an important part of the university. Worcester College is one of the few colleges that has its places directly on the premises. These include the fields for football, rugby, tennis, basketball and cricket. Men and women were particularly successful in football in the 2011/12 season.
Provost of the college
- Richard Blechynden, 1714–36
- William Gower, 1736-77
- William Sheffield, 1777-95
- Whittington Landon, 1795-1839
- Richard Lynch Cotton, 1839-81
- William Inge, 1881-1903
- Charles Henry Olive Daniel, 1903-19
- Francis John Lys, 1919-46
- John Cecil Masterman, 1946-62
- Oliver Franks, Baron Franks 1962-76
- Asa Briggs 1976-91
- Richard Smethurst, 1991-2011
- Sir Jonathan Bate , 2011–
Well-known students
- Richard Adams
- Perry Anderson
- Bill Bradley
- Russell T Davies
- Kenelm Digby (Gloucester Hall)
- Simon Donaldson
- Richard Flanagan
- Andy Green
- Elena Kagan
- David Kirk
- Rupert Murdoch
- Seni Pramoj
- Anne-Marie Slaughter
- Emma Watson
- Richard Lovelace (Gloucester Hall)
- Anton Oliver
- Rachel Portman
- Herbert Murrill
- Thomas de Quincey
- Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall
- Michael Radford
- John Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover
- Jon Speelman
- Victoria "Plum" Sykes
- Woodrow Wyatt
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Individual evidence
- ^ A b College News: Election of New Provost. In: Worcester College Alumni website. July 5, 2010; Archived from the original on July 5, 2010 ; Retrieved October 19, 2016 (Worcester College, Oxford).
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| Permanent private halls |
Blackfriars • Campion Hall • Regent's Park • St Benet's Hall • St Stephen's • Wycliffe Hall |
