John Wills
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John Wills D.D. (died 16 June 1806) was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.
Wills was elected Warden (head) of Wadham College, Oxford on 7 July 1783, a post he held until his death in 1806.[1] While Warden at Wadham College, Wills was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1792 until 1796.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Salter, H. E. and Lobel, Mary D., ed. (1954). "Wadham College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 279–287. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63888. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/vc/position/previousvice-chancellors/. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- ^ "Vice Chancellors from the year 1780". The Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1836. p. 31. http://books.google.com/books?id=YboUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA31. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
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| Preceded by Henry Barton |
Warden of Wadham College, Oxford 1783–1806 |
Succeeded by Peter Vaughan |
| Preceded by John Cooke |
Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1792–1796 |
Succeeded by Scrope Berdmore |
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