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Wadham College (/ ˈ w ɒ d ə m /) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is located in the centre of Oxford, at the intersection of Broad Street and Parks Road.
Il Wadham College è uno dei collegi costituenti l'Università di Oxford. Fu fondato nel 1610 da una coppia di ricchi proprietari terrieri del Somerset, Dorothy e Nicholas Wadham, da cui il collegio prende il nome.
History in Brief. Wadham College was founded in 1610 in the reign of King James I by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham. Nicholas Wadham, a member of an ancient Somerset family, died in 1609 leaving his fortune to endow a college at Oxford.
Founded in 1610 by Dorothy Wadham, the College is one of the largest in Oxford with 250 graduate students and 450 undergraduates.
Location map. College outreach. About the college. Wadham was founded by a woman in the 17th century with a mission to create a college of academic excellence in the heart of Oxford. We have been pushing the boundaries of knowledge and inquiry ever since.
We celebrate academic excellence, diversity and independence within a progressive and liberal community.
Dorothy Wadham (/ ˈ w ɒ d ə m /; née Petre) (1534/1535 – 16 May 1618) was an English landowner and the founder of Wadham College, Oxford, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.
