Trinity College, Oxford facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Trinity College |
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Blazon: Per pale or and azure, on a chevron between three griffins' heads erased four fleurs-de-lis all counter-changed (arms of Sir Thomas Pope, Founder)
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University | Oxford | |||||||||||
Location | Broad Street, Oxford | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°45′19″N 1°15′25″W / 51.755343°N 1.256958°W | |||||||||||
Full name | The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope (Knight) | |||||||||||
Latin name | Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis in Universitate Oxon. ex Fundatione Thomae Pope Militis | |||||||||||
Motto | Latin: [Quod tacitum velis nemini dixeris] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (That which you wish to be secret, tell to nobody) | |||||||||||
Established | 1555 | |||||||||||
Named for | The Holy Trinity | |||||||||||
Sister college | Churchill College, Cambridge | |||||||||||
President | Dame Hilary Boulding | |||||||||||
Undergraduates | 308 (2011/2012) | |||||||||||
Postgraduates | 125 | |||||||||||
Boat club | Boat Club | |||||||||||
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Trinity College (full name: The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope (Knight)) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas Pope, on land previously occupied by Durham College, home to Benedictine monks from Durham Cathedral.
Despite its large physical size, the college is relatively small in terms of student numbers at approximately 400. It was founded as a men's college and has been coeducational since 1979. As of 2018, Trinity had a financial endowment of £138.0 million.
Trinity has produced three British prime ministers, placing it third after Christ Church and Balliol in terms of former students who have held that office.
Notable former students
In over four centuries of its history, Trinity has produced a number of notable students who have led careers in fields such as; academia, politics, science, religions and the arts.
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St John Henry Newman, theologian, poet and Cardinal of the Catholic Church
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Henry Moseley, physicist and discoverer of Moseley's law
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Jacob Rees-Mogg, Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council
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Sir Richard Burton, explorer and writer
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Philippe of Belgium, King of the Belgians as of 2013
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Sir Eric Errington, Bt. Conservative Party politician and Justice of the Peace
Images for kids
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Bust of Cardinal Newman outside Garden Quad
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From the lawn looking towards Wadham College
See also
In Spanish: Trinity College (Oxford) para niños