St John's College, Oxford

St John's College is one of the colleges of Oxford University. St John's has a reputation for being one of the most selective and prestigious colleges of Oxford University. According to statistics from 2003, St John 's College - endowed with 304 million pounds (as of July 2007) - also the wealthiest according to Keble College, University of Oxford.

History

St John's was founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas White and should be initially reserved Catholics to support the Counter-Reformation in England. Thomas White was the owner of the Merchant Taylor Company, and the capital that had received St John's when it was founded by this same company has, multiplied by prudent investing now.

In the 17th century St John's began to admit non- Catholic students, which is considered a witness of openness St John's in a relatively conservative, pre - Victorian period. During the 19th century benefited St John 's - as a landlord of a considerable area - from the economic and urban development, which went through Oxford and took the opportunity to acquire more land, making St John's temporarily became the most extensive college of Oxford, although it still relatively few students admitted.

Location and building

Is the bulk of the building of the college arranged around the eight quads (front, Canterbury, North, Dolphin, Sir Thomas White, Kendrew, Garden, Rural Economy Quad ), the Holmes Building and Middleton Hall is the exception form. A special feature is the tradition, a small number of students in the second, or even last year in the houses possessed by the College on Museum Road and Blackhall Road. These homes are adjacent to the summer 2010 Kendrew Quad -developed area of ​​the Queen Elizabeth building. With the completion of Kendrew quads to St John's extends over almost the entire eastern side of St. Giles. The Senior Common Room was expanded in 2004 and 2005 and renovated; this a prize from the Royal Institute of British Architects was awarded in 2006.

St. John's also has two very famous pubs of Oxford, the " Lamb and Flag " and the " Eagle and Child ", which were known to the Inklings, including JRR Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings, met here regularly.

The input

The east side

Alumni

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