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This is a list of the founders of English schools, colleges, and universities.
Oxford Colleges
Further information: Colleges of the University of OxfordColleges of the University of Oxford were founded by:
Cambridge Colleges
Further information: Colleges of the University of CambridgeColleges of the University of Cambridge were founded by:
Founder | College | Year of foundation |
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Hugh de Balsham | Peterhouse | 1284 |
Margaret of Anjou | Queens' College | 1448 |
Elizabeth Woodville | Queens' College | 1465 (refounded) |
John Alcock | Jesus College | 1496 |
Lady Margaret Beaufort | Christ's College | 1505 |
Lady Margaret Beaufort & St John Fisher | St John's College | 1511 |
Thomas Audley | Magdalene College | 1542 (refounded) |
King Henry VIII | Trinity College | 1546 |
John Caius | Gonville and Caius College | 1557 (refounded) |
Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex | Sidney Sussex College | 1596 |
Emily Davies Barbara Bodichon Lady Stanley of Alderley |
Girton College | 1869 |
15th Duke of Norfolk | St Edmund's House, later College | 1896 |
English schools
English schools were founded by:
English schools and colleges outside England
- Sir Henry Lawrence - Lawrence Schools at Sanawar, Ooty
- Claude Martin - La Martiniere College Schools at Lucknow, Kolkata and Lyon
See also
- List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom
- List of the oldest schools in the world
- Armorial of schools in the United Kingdom
- Armorial of British universities
References
- Butterworth, Hugh Montagu (2011). Blood and Iron: Letters from the Western Front. Casemate Publishers. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-84884-297-7.
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