Goldwin Smith (August 13, 1823 - June 7, 1910), was a British-Canadian historian and journalist. He was born at Reading, Berkshire. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford, and after a brilliant undergraduate career he was elected to a fellowship at University College, Oxford. He threw his keen intellect and trenchant style into the cause of university reform, the leading champion of which was another fellow of University College, … Wikipedia
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