Merton College, Oxford

Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Its squat square tower is one of the city's landmarks.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Notable Former Students 3 Academics/Teachers 4 Official Website

History

The college was founded in 1264 by Walter de Merton.

Notable Former Students

• Lord Randolph Churchill
• T. S. Eliot
• Kris Kristofferson
• William of Ockham
• Siegfried Sassoon
• Howard K. Smith
• Frederick Soddy
• Richard Steele

Academics/Teachers

• John Bainbridge
• Edmund Blunden
• Walter de Merton
• J. R. R. Tolkien

Official Website

• Merton College, Oxford