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Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is located in Catte Street, directly opposite the main entrance of the original Bodleian Library.
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History
The college was originally founded in the 13th century by Elias de Hertford[?], but was subsequently dissolved, to be re-established several times before gaining full collegiate statis.
Hertford was one of the first five co-educational colleges in the university.
Famous Former Students
- John Donne
- John Meade Falkner[?]
- Charles James Fox
- Thomas Hobbes
- Gavin Maxwell[?]
- Peter Pears
- Henry Pelham
- Jonathan Swift
- William Tyndale
- Evelyn Waugh
- Byron White
Academics/Teachers
External Link Official website (http://www.hertford.ox.ac.uk/)
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