John Martyn (academic)

John Martyn (died 1473), also known as John Marten, was a Master of University College, Oxford, England.^[1]^[2]

Martyn was a Fellow at University College from 1427. As the Senior Fellow of the College, he became Master in 1441, a post he held until his death in 1473. This was a long time (32 years), especially for the period. It is probably the longest period at any Oxford college before 1500.^[2] During his time as Master, University College attained its first quadrangle or "quad".

References

^ Carr, William, University College, Routledge, 1998. ISBN 978-0-415-18632-2. Chapter IV, The Fifteenth Century (pages 53–73).
^ ^a ^b Darwall-Smith, Robin, A History of University College, Oxford. Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-928429-0. John Martyn 1441–1473, Pages 57–63.

Academic offices
Preceded by Thomas Benwell	Master of University College, Oxford 1441–1473	Succeeded by William Gregford

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[1] Carr, William, University College, Routledge, 1998. ISBN 978-0-415-18632-2. Chapter IV, The Fifteenth Century (pages 53–73).

[history-2] Darwall-Smith, Robin, A History of University College, Oxford. Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-928429-0. John Martyn 1441–1473, Pages 57–63.

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