Wardens of Merton College, Oxford
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This is a list of Wardens
of Merton College, Oxford
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Warden (college)
A warden is the head of some colleges and other educational institutions. This applies especially at some colleges and institutions at the University of Oxford:* All Souls College* Greyfriars* Keble College* Merton College* New College* Nuffield College...
of Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
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- Peter of Abingdon, 1264–86
- Richard Werplysdon, 1286–95
- John de la More, 1295–99
- John de Wantynge, 1299–1328
- Robert Trenge, 1328–51
- William Durant, 1351–75
- John Bloxham, 1375–87
- John Wendover, 1387–98
- Edmund Bekyngham, 1398–1416
- Thomas Rodebourne, 1416–17
- Robert GilbertRobert GilbertRobert Goulston Gilbert is a polymer chemist whose most significant contributions have been in the field of emulsion polymerisation. In 1970, he gained his PhD from the Australian National University, and worked at the University of Sydney from then until 2006...
, 1417–21 - Henry Abyndon, 1421–37
- Elias Holcot, 1437–55
- Henry Sever, 1455–71
- John Gigur, 1471–82
- Richard FitzjamesRichard FitzJamesRichard FitzJames was a medieval Bishop of Rochester, Bishop of Chichester and Bishop of London.FitzJames was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University in 1481 and 1491....
, 1482–1507 - Thomas Harper, 1507–08
- Richard RawlinsRichard RawlinsRichard Rawlins was Bishop of St David's between the years 1523 and 1536. He had previously been Warden of Merton College, Oxford, where he was known for selling land designated for the completion of a cruciform chapel for the establishment of Corpus Christi College...
, 1508–21 - Roland Philips, 1521–25
- John ChambersJohn ChambersJohn Chambers may refer to:* John Chambers , British landscape, seascape and portrait painter* John Chambers , last Abbot of Peterborough Abbey and, after the Dissolution, the first Bishop of Peterborough* John B...
, 1525–44 - Henry Tindall, 1544–45
- Thomas ReynoldsThomas Reynolds (Merton)Thomas Reynolds was an English churchman and academic, Warden of Merton College, Oxford from 1545, and created bishop of Hereford by Mary I.-Life:...
, 1545–59 - James Gervase, 1559–62
- John ManJohn ManJohn Man was an English churchman, college head, and diplomat.-Life:He was born at Laycock or Winterbourne Stoke, in Wiltshire. He was educated at Winchester College from 1523, and New College, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1533, and M.A. in 1537, and became a Fellow...
, 1562–69 - Thomas BickleyThomas BickleyThomas Bickley was an English churchman, a Marian exile who became Warden of Merton College, Oxford and Bishop of Chichester-Life:...
, 1569–85 - Henry Savile, 1585–1621
- Nathaniel BrentNathaniel Brent-Life:He was the son of Anchor Brent of Little Wolford, Warwickshire, where he was born about 1573. He became 'portionist,' or postmaster, of Merton College, Oxford, in 1589; proceeded B.A. on 20 June 1593; was admitted probationer fellow there in 1594, and took the degree of M.A. on 31 October 1598...
, 1621–45 - William HarveyWilliam HarveyWilliam Harvey was an English physician who was the first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart...
, 1645–46 - Nathaniel BrentNathaniel Brent-Life:He was the son of Anchor Brent of Little Wolford, Warwickshire, where he was born about 1573. He became 'portionist,' or postmaster, of Merton College, Oxford, in 1589; proceeded B.A. on 20 June 1593; was admitted probationer fellow there in 1594, and took the degree of M.A. on 31 October 1598...
, 1646–51 - Jonathan GoddardJonathan GoddardJonathan Goddard was an English physician, known both as army surgeon to the forces of Oliver Cromwell, and as an active member of the Royal Society.-Life:...
, 1651–60 - Edward ReynoldsEdward ReynoldsEdward Reynolds was a bishop of Norwich in the Church of England and an author.He was born in Holyrood parish Southampton, the son of Augustine Reynolds, one of the customers of the city, and his wife, Bridget....
, 1660–61 - Thomas Clayton, 1661–93
- Richard Lydall, 1693–1704
- Edmund Martin, 1704–09
- John HollandJohn HollandJohn Holland may refer to:*Sir John Holland, 1st Baronet , English politician*Sir John Holland, 2nd Baronet , British politician*John Holland, on the Los Angeles County Civil Defense and Disaster Commission in 1960s...
, 1709–34 - Robert Wyntle, 1734–50
- John RobinsonJohn Robinson-Academics:*John Martin Robinson , English Officer of Arms and historian*John Alan Robinson , philosopher and mathematician*John Thomas Romney Robinson , Irish astronomer and physicist*John T. Robinson, paleontologist...
, 1750–59 - Henry BartonHenry BartonHenry Barton was appointed Sheriff of London in 1406 and elected Lord Mayor of London in 1416....
, 1759–90 - Scrope BerdmoreScrope Berdmore (academic)Scrope Berdmore D.D. was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.Berdmore was elected Warden of Merton College, Oxford in 1790, a post he held until 1810....
, 1790–1810 - Peter VaughanPeter VaughanPeter Vaughan is an English character actor, known for many supporting roles in a variety of British film and television productions. He has worked extensively on the stage, becoming known for roles such as police inspectors, Soviet agents and similar parts...
, 1810–26 - Robert Bullock Marsham, 1826–80
- George Charles BrodrickGeorge Charles BrodrickThe Honorable George Charles Brodrick was an Oxford historian and author who became Warden of Merton College, Oxford....
, 1881–1903 - Thomas Bowman, 1904–36
- John Charles Miles, 1936–47
- Geoffrey Reginald Gilchrist MureGeoffrey Reginald Gilchrist MureGeoffrey Reginald Gilchrist Mure was a British philosopher and Oxford academic, who specialised in the works of the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. He was also Warden of Merton College, Oxford ....
, 1947–63 - Robin HarrisonRobin HarrisonAlick Robin Walsham Harrison was a British academic, Warden of Merton College, Oxford from 1963 until 1969.-Life:He was born in 1900 and was educated at Haileybury and Merton College, Oxford. He became a master at Westminster School and returned to Merton in 1930...
, 1963–69 - Sir Rex Richards, 1969–84
- John M. Roberts, 1984–94
- Dame Jessica RawsonJessica RawsonJessica Rawson, DBE, FBA is an English art historian, curator and academic administrator, specializing in Chinese art. After many years at the British Museum, she was Warden of Merton College, Oxford, from 1994 until her retirement in 2010...
, 1994–2010 - Sir Martin J. TaylorMartin J. TaylorSir Martin John Taylor FRS was professor of pure mathematics at the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester and, prior to its formation and merger, UMIST where he was appointed to a chair after moving from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1986...
, 2010–present