Wadham College

Wadham College

51° 45′ 21″ N 1° 15′ 17″ W / 51.755871, -1.254593

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Wadham College l'un des collèges de l'université d'Oxford au Royaume-Uni. Il a été fondé en 1610 par Dorothy Wadham en mémoire de son époux Nicholas Wadham.

Le college compta parmi ses premiers étudiants Robert Blake ou John Wilmot. Les cours de John Wilkins furent très suivis et ses étudiants, tel Christopher Wren furent à l'origine de la création de la Royal Society en 1662.

Anciens étudiants


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