Exeter College, Oxford
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Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street.
History
Still situated in its original location on Turl Street, Exeter College was founded in 1314 by Walter de Stapeldon of Devon, Bishop of Exeter and later treasurer to Edward II, who intended it as a school to educate clergy. During its first century, it was known as Stapeldon Hall and was significantly smaller, with just twelve to fourteen students. The college grew significantly from the 15th century onward, and began offering rooms to its students.In the 16th century, donations from Sir William Petre, a former Exeter graduate, helped to expand and transform the college. As a result, Exeter College became one of the leading colleges in the University. The present Hall was built in the year 1618 with the rest of the college completed by 1710. In the 18th century the college experienced declining popularity, as did all of Oxford's other colleges. University reforms in the 1850s helped to end this period of stagnation.
The college saw much building work during the 1850s to the designs of Sir George Gilbert Scott, including the chapel (1854-60, inspired by the Sainte Chapelle in Paris), the library 1856, also in a 13th century style, the rector's lodgings from 1857 in Georgian style, and the Broad Street range from 1856. Nikolaus Pevsner and Jennifer Sherwood: The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, 1974 p136-7
The college expanded again in the 20th century when it acquired new buildings, thereby enabling it to accommodate more undergraduate students. Until 1978 the college did not allow women students, but in 1993 Exeter College became the first of the former all-male colleges to elect a woman, Marilyn Butler, as its head (Rector). When Marilyn Butler's tenure expired in October 2004, the college elected another woman – Frances Cairncross, former Senior Editor of The Economist – as Rector.
Notable former students
See also
- Martin Amis
- Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
- Roger Bannister
- Correlli Barnett
- Alan Bennett
- T.J. Binyon
- R. D. Blackmore
- Rev. E. E. Bradford
- Sydney Brenner
- Edward Burne-Jones
- Richard Burton
- Edgar Codd
- Harold Davidson
- Sir John Eliot
- Geoffrey Fisher
- John Ford (dramatist)
- James Anthony Froude
- Joseph Glanvill
- John Gray
- Russell Harty
- Charles Lyell
- Narcissus Marsh
- William Morris
- Francis Turner Palgrave
- Hubert Parry
- William Petre
- Philip Pullman
- Qian Zhongshu
- Robert Robinson
- Will Self
- Paul Seymour
- Ned Sherrin
- Imogen Stubbs
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- N. T. Wright
- Robert J.C. Young
Prominent academics/tutors
See also
- William Gould
- George Rawlinson
- Raymond Dwek
- Elizabeth Jeffreys
- John M. Brown — Physical chemistry fellow
- Jacob Klein
- John Maddicott — History fellow
- Frank Close
- Andrew Steane
- Michael Hart
In fiction
Exeter College is the real life basis for the fictional Jordan College, Oxford in Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials.The Exeter College quadrangle was used as the location for Inspector Morse's death.
References
External links
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