University of London

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Education H. G. Wells
Having initially left school at thirteen, HGW later attended the Normal School which later became the Royal College of Science. His most important teacher and inspiration was Thomas Huxley . He failed his final exams...
Education Victoria Cross
While her sisters are known to have attended a small boarding school in England, it is unknown whether Annie Sophie, or VC , ever had any form of institutionalised lower schooling in England or India...
Education Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ruth Prawer enrolled to read for a BA in English at Queen Mary College , University of London , from which she went straight on to a graduate degree.
Crane, Ralph J. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Twayne, 1992.
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Education Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ruth Prawer received her MA (a degree which was then London's equivalent to the PhD) from London University as a member of Queen Mary College .
Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.
Education Michelene Wandor
Later again she studied music at Trinity College of Music and the University of London .
Employer T. S. Eliot
To earn a living for himself and his wife, Eliot became a schoolteacher, a prolific reviewer, an extension lecturer for London University , and the literary editor of the avant-garde magazine The Egoist.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Employer A. S. Byatt
The same year that she began with Westminster Tutors she also began lecturing, extramurally, at London University. She continued in this job until 1971.
Family and Intimate relationships Sarah Austin
He was an expert in jurisprudence, who gave up practising law in 1825 to pursue interests in politics and legal philosophy. In 1826 he was selected to be Professor of Jurisprudence and the Law of...
Family and Intimate relationships Lucie Duff Gordon
John Austin , Lucie's father, legal philosopher, was the son of a successful miller and corn merchant.
Frank, Katherine. Lucie Duff Gordon: A Passage to Egypt. Hamish Hamilton, 1994.
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A pupil of Jeremy Bentham , he held a number of positions relating to jurisprudence throughout his...
Family and Intimate relationships E. Arnot Robertson
The couple met while out sailing. They had one child, a son. The papers of the Commonwealth Press Union are held at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies within London University 's School of Advanced Study
Family and Intimate relationships Kate Clanchy
KC 's father, Michael Clanchy , is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the Institute for Historical Research , which is a part of the University of London .
“Fellowships”. Institute of Historical Research. University of London, School of Advanced Study.
His published works include a biography...
Family and Intimate relationships Emily Davies
Before ED 's birth, her father was offered a Chair of moral and political economy at London University after having published two well-received books. He turned down the offer because the £300 salary was not...
Family and Intimate relationships Elizabeth Stone
Cumberland as place of residence would accord with her having married Thomas Stone , as he became a Divinity Lecturer at St Bee's Theological College in Cumberland in 1834. In 1838, he moved to London...
Friends, Associates Virginia Woolf
The group's name, derived from the area of London in which several of its members lived (the area that includes the University of London ) flags a key feature: it met in personal spaces and...
Literary Setting Edna O'Brien
In this novel, Kate Brady (again the narrator) works in a dismal grocery shop in Dublin and has an affair with Eugene Gaillard, a documentary filmmaker and married man. After being dragged back to her...

Timeline

25 June 1877: The Senate of the University of London voted...

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25 June 1877

The Senate of the University of London voted to allow women into the university; this time it adhered to the policy.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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By 17 January 1878: London University ratified its decision to...

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By 17 January 1878

London University ratified its decision to open its regular degrees to women. It was the first institution in Britain where women could take a degree.
Ashton, Rosemary. George Eliot: A Life. Hamish Hamilton, 1996.
359

28 March 1878: The University of London changed its charter...

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28 March 1878

The University of London changed its charter to admit women as full members and confer degrees on them; it was the first university in England to do so.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
126-7
Purvis, June. A History of Women’s Education in England. Open University Press, 1991.
85
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 25th ed., G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1911.
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1882: Edith Shove graduated from the University...

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1882

Edith Shove graduated from the University of London, becoming the first female doctor educated in Britain.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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1883: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became dean of...

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1883

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became dean of the London School of Medicine for Women , a position she held for a decade.
Franck, Irene, and David Brownstone. Women’s World: A Timeline of Women in History. HarperCollins; HarperPerennial, 1995.
197

1893: The Exeter Technical and University Extension...

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1893

The Exeter Technical and University Extension College was founded.
Clapp, Brian W. The University of Exeter: A History. University of Exeter, 1982.
4-7, 15, 18-20, 27, 34, 63, 116, 204, 253
Armytage, Walter Harry Green. Four Hundred Years of English Education. Second, Cambridge University Press, 1970.
127, 164
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
252-3

1902: Westfield College, a residential college...

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1902

Westfield College , a residential college of higher education for women, was admitted to the status of a School of London University .
Bell, Robert, b. 1930, and Malcolm Tight. Open Universities: A British Tradition?. Open University Press, 1993.
89

1904: Francis Galton founded a research fellowship...

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1904

Francis Galton founded a research fellowship at the University of London that later became the Galton Laboratory for National Eugenics .
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
272
Kevles, Daniel J. In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity. Knopf, 1985.
37-38
In his entry on Eugenics in Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia, Charles...

23 February 1917: The School of Oriental Studies opened as...

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23 February 1917

The School of Oriental Studies opened as a separate school of the University of London .
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
195
Bayly, Christopher Alan. Atlas of the British Empire. Facts on File, 1989.
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1918: The University College of Leicester was founded;...

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1918

The University College of Leicester was founded; it became the University of Leicester in 1957.
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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Curtis, Stanley James. History of Education in Great Britain. Seventh, University Tutorial Press, 1967.
428

1927: The University College of Hull was founded;...

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1927

The University College of Hull was founded; it became the University of Hull in 1954.
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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Curtis, Stanley James. Education in Britain since 1900. Greenwood Press, 1970.
198

1931: The Courtauld Institute of Art, the first...

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1931

The Courtauld Institute of Art , the first institute for the study of art history, was established at the University of London through an endowment by Samuel Courtauld .
Windsor, Alan, editor. Handbook of Modern British Painting 1900-1980. Scolar Press, 1992.
69

By 1937: There were seventy-nine overseas centres...

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By 1937

There were seventy-nine overseas centres (mostly but not all in British territories) for sitting externally the exams for London University degrees.
Bell, Robert, b. 1930, and Malcolm Tight. Open Universities: A British Tradition?. Open University Press, 1993.
123

1946: Gordon Memorial College in Khartoum was taken...

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1946

Gordon Memorial College in Khartoum was taken into special relation with the University of London .
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
252
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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1947: The University College of the West Indies...

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1947

The University College of the West Indies was taken into special relation with the University of London .
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
252
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
850, 1483, 144, 134

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