The Queen's College, Oxford

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The Queen's College, Oxford
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College name	The Queen's College
Named after	Queen Philippa of Hainault
Established	1341
Sister College	Pembroke College
Provost	Sir Alan Budd
JCR President	Sushrut Yalamanchili
Undergraduates	304
Graduates	133
Homepage	Boatclub

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The Queen's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is located on the High Street. It is one of the more wealthy colleges with an estimated financial endowment of £88m (2003).

Contents 1 History 2 Notable Former Students 3 See also 4 External link

History

The college was founded during the 14th century by a chaplain, Robert de Eglesfield, of Queen Philippa of Hainault, wife of King Edward III of England, hence the name. The crest of three red eagles on a white background was inspired by the chaplain's surname. The magnificent frontage was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, part of a substantial rebuilding in the 18th century during which the impressive libray was built.

Notable Former Students

• Joseph Addison
• Lancelot Addison
• Rowan Atkinson
• Jeremy Bentham
• Tim Berners-Lee
• Georges Carpentier
• Vere Gordon Childe
• E T Cook
• Charles Dyson Perrins
• Edmund Halley
• Henry V of England
• David Jenkins
• Gerald Kaufman
• Ruth Kelly
• Hastings Lees-Smith
• Thomas Middleton
• Brian Walden
• Oliver Sacks
• Adam Zamoyski

See also

• Queens' College, Cambridge

External link

• Official website

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