University College, University of London

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death Amelia B. Edwards
She was buried in Ellen Braysher 's family plot at Henbury, just north of Westbury-on-Trym, her grave appropriately marked with an Egyptian obelisk. She bequeathed her egyptological library and collection of artefacts to...
death John Oliver Hobbes
A requiem mass was held for JOH at the JesuitChurch of the Immaculate Conception in Farm Street, London, with an address given by Hobbes's friend Monsignor William Francis Brown . She was buried...
Education Christina Rossetti
From 1878 to 1880, she took classes on Dante 's Divine Comedy at University College, London , perhaps in part because she was helping Alexander Grosart to trace references from Italian poets for his edition...
Education Dora Russell
After finishing her degree course at Girton College , Dora Black (later Russell ) studied French, and eighteenth-century French literature in particular, at University College, London . She did her work mainly in the British Museum
Education Christine Brooke-Rose
CBR began work on a PhD in medieval French and English literature at University College , London. She obtained her degree in 1954.
Birch, Sarah. Christine Brooke-Rose and Contemporary Fiction. Clarendon Press.
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Education Storm Jameson
After completing her undergraduate degree at Leeds she won, the same year, a John Ruteau Fellowship. It was intended for study at University College, London , but she soon transferred to King's College .
Staley, Thomas F., editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 36. Gale Research.
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Jameson, Storm. Journey from the North. Harper and Row.
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Education Storm Jameson
SJ first planned to write her graduate thesis on representations of pantheism in French and German literature. Following consultation with W. P. Ker at University College , she changed it to a study of modern...
Education Marie Stopes
From there she gained entrance to the honours programme at University College, London , reserved mainly for male students.
Education Jennifer Dawson
She then won a scholarship to study philosophy at University College , London, but did not complete this second degree.
Whitby, Joy. “In Memory of Jennifer Hinton (Dawson 1949)”. The Ship, Vol.
91
, pp. 54-5.
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Guttridge, Peter. “Obituary: Jennifer Dawson”. The Independent.
Education Lucas Malet
She later attended the Slade School of Art (where she was taught by Edward Poynter ) and at University College , London.
Who Was Who. A. and C. Black.
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Education Charlotte Mew
CM later attended lectures at University College, London , and read widely in English and French. She particularly admired George Eliot .
Mew, Charlotte. “Introduction”. Collected Poems and Prose, edited by Val Warner, Carcanet and Virago, p. ix - xxii.
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Education Betty Miller
Betty Spiro (later BM ) received a diploma in journalism from University College, London after a two-year course.
Miller, Sarah, and Betty Miller. “Introduction”. On the Side of the Angels, Virago, p. vii - xviii.
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Education Penelope Mortimer
Penelope Fletcher (later PM ) was educated at private schools all over the place,
Gordon, Giles. “Obituary: Penelope Mortimer”. Guardian Weekly, p. 26.
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at least one of them hopelessly incompetent.
Lord, Graham. John Mortimer, The Devil’s Advocate. The Unauthorised Biography. Orion.
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Around the time that her mother became mortally ill, in 1928, Penelope...
Education Monica Furlong
From Harrow County Girls' SchoolMF won a place at University College, London , but she did not take a degree (something that she later regretted). Higher education for girls was not part of her...
Education Emily Hickey
She continued her education by attending lectures at University College, London , where she earned her Cambridge Certificate. She became skilled in Anglo-Saxon and later undertook several translations.
Dinnis, Enid M. Emily Hickey, Poet, Essayist—Pilgrim. Harding and More.
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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.

1 October 1828: The Cambridge campaign to increase the study...

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1 October 1828

The Cambridge campaign to increase the study of science in universities resulted in the founding of University College, London , which emphasized science; this was the date of the inaugural lecture.

14 August 1829: King's College, University of London, was...

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14 August 1829

King's College, University of London , was founded and given a charter; it opened its doors two years later.

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.

2 October 1871: The Slade School of Art was inaugurated as...

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2 October 1871

The Slade School of Art was inaugurated as part of University College, London; the school was open to male and female students.

1873: Publication of the two-volume Handbook for...

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1873

Publication of the two-volume Handbook for the Physiological Laboratory, the first English-language manual of its kind, inaugurated a period of increased antivivisectionist activity.

1968: Shrew, also titled Harpies Bizarre, and Bird,...

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1968

Shrew, also titled Harpies Bizarre, and Bird, began monthly publication from the London Women's Liberation WorkshopUniversity College, University of London; it was the first magazine to come out of the women's liberation movement in Britain.

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