Name Richard Jenkyns | Died 1854 | |
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CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL JANE AUSTEN (Conferencia Richard Jenkyns PARTE 1)
Richard Jenkyns (1782 – 16 March 1854) was a British academic administrator at the University of Oxford and Dean at Wells Cathedral.
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- CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL JANE AUSTEN Conferencia Richard Jenkyns PARTE 1
- CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL JANE AUSTEN Conferencia Richard Jenkyns PARTE 2
- Life
- References
CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL JANE AUSTEN (Conferencia Richard Jenkyns PARTE 2)
Life
Jenkyns was appointed a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford in 1802, a Tutor in 1813, Bursar in 1814, and Master from 23 April 1819 until his death in 1854. He was awarded a Master of Arts in 1806 and a Doctor of Divinity in 1819. While Master at Balliol College, Jenkyns was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1824 until 1828. He introduced open competition for scholarships and also raised the standard of Balliol College to the first rank at Oxford. From 1845 to 1854, Jenkyns was also Dean of Wells.
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