The Queen's College, Oxford

The Queen's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is located on the High Street.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Notable Former Students 3 Academics/Teachers 4 External Link

History

The college was founded during the 14th century by a chaplain of Queen Philippa of Hainault, wife of King Edward III of England, hence its name. The magnificent frontage was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, part of a substantial rebuilding.

Notable Former Students

• Joseph Addison
• Rowan Atkinson
• Jeremy Bentham
• Tim Berners-Lee
• Georges Carpentier
• Vere Gordon Childe
• Edmund Halley
• Henry V of England
• David Jenkins
• Gerald Kaufman
• Brian Walden

Academics/Teachers

External Link

Official website