Died May 30, 1921 | Name Charles Heberden Religion Church of England | |
Born 14 December 1849 ( 1849-12-14 ) Education Balliol College, Harrow School | ||
Preceded by Thomas Herbert Warren |
Charles Buller Heberden (14 December 1849 – 30 May 1921) was an English classical scholar and academic administrator. He was Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford (1889–1920) and served as Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.
Charles Heberden was born at Broadhembury in Devon. He was educated at Harrow School and Balliol College, Oxford from 1868, where he was a contemporary of Benjamin Jowett.
Heberden edited a book on the history of Brasenose College, published in 1909. He funded a Harrow Scholarship for Brasenose College in 1916 and an Organ Scholarship in 1921 at his death. He also left £1,000 to the University, which was used for the Coin Room at the Ashmolean Museum.
Heberden is buried in Holywell Cemetery, Oxford.
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