Somerville College, Oxford
Somerville College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford. It was founded in 1879 as a women's college. The college was named after Mary Somerville, a prominent scientist, mathematician and astronomer. Somerville supported women's suffrage and education. The college first admitted male students in 1994.[1]
Famous graduates of the college include Anthea Bell, Indira Gandhi, Sam Gyimah, Dorothy Hodgkin, Iris Murdoch and Margaret Thatcher.[1]
Somerville College, Oxford Media
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Arms of Somerville College
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The mathematician and scientist Mary Somerville, 1780–1872, after whom the college is named
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Somerville College Library with hyacinths
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View of "House" building on the west side, facing the main quad.
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Walton House, Somerville College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Park Building, Somerville College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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View of Hall and Maitland (right) from the quad
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Somerville College Oxford, Hall from High Table
