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
Arms of Somerville College
The mathematician and scientist Mary Somerville, 1780–1872, after whom the college is named
Somerville College Library with hyacinths
View of "House" building on the west side, facing the main quad.
Walton House, Somerville College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Park Building, Somerville College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
View of Hall and Maitland (right) from the quad
Somerville College Oxford, Hall from High Table
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Somerville". Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
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