University of London

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Occupation Henry Peter Baron Brougham
In 1826 HPBB founded the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge and at about the same date played an instrumental role towards the founding of London University . He authored several critical and historical...
Family and Intimate relationships Sarah Austin
He was an expert in jurisprudence, who gave up practising law in 1825 to pursue interests in politics and legal philosophy. In 1826 he was selected to be Professor of Jurisprudence and the Law of...
Residence Sarah Austin
They lived in London between 1828 and 1834, while he lectured at the University of London .
Hamburger, Lotte, and Joseph Hamburger. Troubled Lives: John and Sarah Austin. University of Toronto Press, 1985.
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Education Pat Barker
PB graduated with a BSc in international history from the London School of Economics (the LSE), which is part of London University .
Perry, Donna. “Going Home Again: An Interview with Pat Barker”. The Literary Review, 1 Dec.–28 Feb. 1991, pp. 235-44.
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Education Theodora Benson
Later TB attended the School of Oriental Languages at London University (whose title changed in 1938 to School of Oriental and African Studies) in order to learn Malay for her planned trip to Asia.
Education Phyllis Bentley
Bentley was the first person in her family to receive such an extensive and expensive education: none of her brothers went beyond the secondary school level, and it was understood that Cheltenham was preparation for...
Education Robert Browning
Like Alexander Pope , Browning was an autodidact, educating himself in his father's vast library. In 1828 he began reading Greek at London University but dropped out in his second term.
Thomas, Donald. Robert Browning: A Life Within Life. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1982.
10, 18-19
Employer A. S. Byatt
The same year that she began with Westminster Tutors she also began lecturing, extramurally, at London University. She continued in this job until 1971.
Education Augusta Ada Byron
AAB (now Countess of Lovelace) began studying with Augustus De Morgan , a leading logician and the first professor of mathematics at the University of London .
Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/.
under Lovelace, Augusta
Stein, Dorothy. Ada: A Life and a Legacy. MIT Press, 1985.
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Textual Production Mildred Cable
The first was published by the press of London University and the second by that of the Student Christian Movement .
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
politics Mary Carpenter
MC 's biographer wrote: Her peculiar sense of womanliness rendered her at first unfavourable to the claim for Women's Suffrage. But contact with John Stuart Mill , and observing the power of legislation to effect...
Family and Intimate relationships Kate Clanchy
KC 's father, Michael Clanchy , is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the Institute for Historical Research , which is a part of the University of London .
“Fellowships”. Institute of Historical Research. University of London, School of Advanced Study.
His published works include a biography...
Education Victoria Cross
While her sisters are known to have attended a small boarding school in England, it is unknown whether Annie Sophie, or VC , ever had any form of institutionalised lower schooling in England or India...
Travel Victoria Cross
VC grew up in India before coming to England (although possibly not for the first time) for her study at London University . After her father's death in 1903, she lived with her mother and...
Family and Intimate relationships Emily Davies
Before ED 's birth, her father was offered a Chair of moral and political economy at London University after having published two well-received books. He turned down the offer because the £300 salary was not...

Timeline

27 October 1785: The London Hospital Medical College, established...

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27 October 1785

The London Hospital Medical College , established this year, opened its operating theatre.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
57
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
55 (1785): 914

1805: The East India Company established a training...

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1805

The East India Company established a training college for civil servants.
Bayly, Christopher Alan. Atlas of the British Empire. Facts on File, 1989.
94

11 February 1826: The present University College, University...

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11 February 1826

The present University College , University of London , was founded as the University of London.
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
63-4, 127
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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30 April 1829: John Lindley gave his inaugural lecture as...

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30 April 1829

John Lindley gave his inaugural lecture as the first professor of botany at the newly established London University .
Shteir, Ann B. Cultivating Women, Cultivating Science. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
157
Shteir, Ann B. Cultivating Women, Cultivating Science. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
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1836: The University of London was founded, in...

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1836

The University of London was founded, in effect extending university education substantially in the provinces and colonies.
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
22-4, 61-80
Thompson, Francis Michael Longstreth, editor. The University of London and the World of Learning 1836-1986. Hambledon Press, 1990.
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1842: The School of Pharmacy, now part of the University...

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1842

The School of Pharmacy , now part of the University of London , was founded by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain .
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
227
The World of Learning. 45th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1995.
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1849: Bedford College, initially known as the Ladies'...

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1849

Bedford College , initially known as the Ladies' College in Bedford Square, or Mrs Reid's Ladies College , was founded.
Tuke, Margaret Janson. A History of Bedford College for Women, 1849-1937. Oxford University Press, 1939.
3, 195
Harte, Negley. The University of London 1836-1986. Athlone, 1986.
16, 112, 254, 283

9 April 1858: Queen Victoria signed the royal charter giving...

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9 April 1858

Queen Victoria signed the royal charter giving London University (then comprised of two schools, University College and King's College ) the revolutionary power of offering courses and degrees externally.
MacLeod, Donald. “All aboard the London-Delhi express”. Guardian Weekly, 28 Mar. 2008, p. 43.
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April 1862: The Senate of the University of London voted...

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April 1862

The Senate of the University of London voted against allowing women into their medical degree programme.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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October 1865: Elizabeth Garrett obtained an apothecary's...

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October 1865

Elizabeth Garrett obtained an apothecary's licence through the Society of Apothecaries : this began her medical career, after her rejection by the Universities of London , Edinburgh , St Andrews , Oxford , and Cambridge .
Franck, Irene, and David Brownstone. Women’s World: A Timeline of Women in History. HarperCollins; HarperPerennial, 1995.
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Alic, Margaret. Hypatia’s Heritage: A History of Women in Science. Women’s Press, 1985.
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Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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1867: London University opened its degree examinations...

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1867

London University opened its degree examinations to all (male) candidates, including those at a distance and without university affiliation.
Bell, Robert, b. 1930, and Malcolm Tight. Open Universities: A British Tradition?. Open University Press, 1993.
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1868: James Africanus Beale Horton published at...

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1868

James Africanus Beale Horton published at LondonWest African Countries and Peoples, British and Native, and A Vindication of the African Race, analysing the conditions required to establish self-government for his people.
Edwards, Paul. “Black Writers of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries”. The Black Presence in English Literature, edited by David Dabydeen and David Dabydeen, Manchester University Press, 1985, pp. 50-67.
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British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.

1868: London University established a special examination...

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1868

London University established a special examination for women over eighteen.
Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
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Stephen, Barbara. Emily Davies and Girton College. Constable, 1927.
105
Pedersen, Joyce Senders. The Reform of Girls’ Secondary and Higher Education in Victorian England: A Study of Elites and Educational Change. Garland, 1987.
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Howarth, Janet, and Emily Davies. “Introduction”. The Higher Education of Women, Hambledon Press, 1988.
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Levine, Philippa. Victorian Feminism 1850-1900. Hutchinson, 1987.
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July 1874: The Senate of the University of London announced...

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July 1874

The Senate of the University of London announced that it would allow women into the classroom but would not grant them degrees.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
166

March 1877: The Senate of the University of London decided...

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March 1877

The Senate of the University of London decided to admit a female student to their Medical Faculty; this decision was suspended a month later.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
187

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