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English academic administrator
John Wills
John Wills (1741 – 16 June 1806) was an
English academic administrator at the
University of Oxford .
John Wills, the only son of John Wills, was born in
Seaborough .
[1] He matriculated at
Hertford College, Oxford in 1758, aged 17, graduating
B.A. 1761,
M.A. 1765,
B.D. &
D.D. 1783. He became a Fellow of Hertford College in 1765.
[2]
In the church, Wills was appointed rector of
Tydd St Mary , Lincolnshire in 1778, and Seaborough in 1779.
[1]
Wills was elected
Warden of Wadham College , Oxford on 7 July 1783, a post he held until his death in 1806.
[3]
While Warden at Wadham College, Wills was also
Vice-Chancellor of
Oxford University from 1792 until 1796.
[4]
[5]
Wills was a significant benefactor to Wadham College.
[1]
References
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a
b
c Seccombe, Thomas (1900).
"Wills, John" . In
Lee, Sidney (ed.).
Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 62. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
^
Foster, Joseph (1888–1892).
"Wills, John (4)" .
Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886 . Oxford: Parker and Co – via
Wikisource .
^ Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "Wadham College".
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford .
Victoria County History . pp. 279–287. Retrieved 15 July 2011 .
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"Previous Vice-Chancellors" .
University of Oxford , UK. Archived from
the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2011 .
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"Vice Chancellors from the year 1780" . The Oxford University Calendar .
University of Oxford . 1836. p. 31. Retrieved 15 July 2011 .