John Purnell
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English academic administrator
For the Welsh chemist, see John Howard Purnell.
John Purnell D.D. was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.
Between 1716 and 1726 Purnell was Consul acting for the Levant Company at Aleppo. Purnell was elected Warden (head) of New College, Oxford, in 1740, a post he held until 1764.[1] During his time as Warden of New College, he was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1747 until 1750.[2] [3]
References
[edit ]- ^ Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "New College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 144–162. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
- ^ "Vice-Chancellors from the year 1660". The Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1817. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
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| Preceded by | Warden of New College, Oxford 1740–1764 |
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| Preceded by | Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1747–1750 |
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