Magdalen College, Oxford
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| College name | Magdalen College |
| Named after | Mary Magdalene |
| Established | 1458 |
| Sister College | Magdalene College |
| President | Professor David Clary FRS |
| JCR President | Varun Chandra |
| Undergraduates | 395 |
| Graduates | 230 |
| Homepage | Boatclub |
</div> Magdalen College (pronounced [ˈmɔːdlɪn]) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is one of the most wealthy colleges with an estimated financial endowment of £116m (2003).
Magdalen is one of the most visited colleges in the university. Its large square tower is a famous landmark, and it is from the top of this tower early on May morning that the Magdalen College choir sings. The College stands next to the River Cherwell, with Magdalen College School nearby. Within the grounds is a deer park. Magdalen is regarded by many as the most beautiful of the Oxbridge colleges. Magdalen's new president, Professor David Clary FRS, was earlier Fellow and Senior Tutor at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Magdalen's sister college in the University of Cambridge.
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History
Magdalen College was founded in 1448 as Magdalen Hall in Oxford by William of Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, becoming Magdalen College in 1458. The founder's statutes included provision for a choral foundation of men and boys and this tradition has continued to the present day. In 2005 the choir was nominated for a prestigious Grammy award for its CD of music by Orlando Gibbons 'With a Merrie Noyse'.
Famous Alumni
- John Mark Ainsley
- James Richard Atkin
- Kenneth Baker
- Julian Barnes
- John Betjeman
- Al-Muhtadee Billah Bolkiah
- Hugh Boulter
- Ashley Bramall
- Stephen Breyer
- Peter Brook
- Wesley Clark
- Alfred Denning
- Alfred Douglas
- John Carew Eccles
- Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
- Howard Walter Florey
- Malcolm Fraser
- J. Paul Getty
- Edward Gibbon
- Anthony Grayling
- William Hague
- Omar Hassan
- Seamus Heaney
- John Hemming
- Ian Hislop
- Alan Hollinghurst
- Albert Hourani
- Keith Joseph
- Terrence Malick
- Peter Medawar
- Dudley Moore
- Desmond Morris
- Hormuzd Rassam
- John Redwood
- Robert Robinson
- Duncan Sandys
- Erwin Schrödinger
- Charles Scott Sherrington
- Sion Simon
- David Souter
- Andrew Sullivan
- Louis Theroux
- Prince Tomohito of Mikasa
- William Tyndale
- Oscar Wilde
- Thomas Wolsey
- Lord Frederick Windsor
(P. G. Wodehouse attributes a Magdalen undergraduateship to his fictional literary character Bertie Wooster)
Teachers/academics
Alumni who are Current Members of Parliament
- Dominic Grieve
- William Hague
- John Hemming
- Chris Huhne
- Jeremy Hunt
- John Hutton
- Eddie OHara
- George Osborne
- John Redwood
- Sion Simon
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