Kingsley Amis

Kingsley Amis

male, deceased (1995)
poet, novelist, Sir Kingsley William Amis, Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge, science fiction writer, Knights Bachelor…AlumniofSt John's College, Oxford, died from complications of a fall
Sir Kingsley William Amis (April 16, 1922 - October 22, 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. He wrote more than twenty novels,...
William Laud

William Laud

male, deceased (1645)
West Tilbury, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Archbishop William Laud, from West Tilbury, University of Oxford, Reading School…Church of England, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Bishop of London, Trinity College, Dublin, Chancellor of the University of Dublin
Archbishop William Laud (October 7 1573 - January 10 1645) was Archbishop of Canterbury and a fervent supporter of King Charles I of England, whom...
Philip Larkin

Philip Larkin

male, deceased (1985)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Poetry Book Society, Academic of the University of Hull, St John's College, Oxford, Order of the Companions of Honour, FRSL…University of Oxford, St John's College, Commander of the British Empire, University of Hull, University College, Leicester
Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL, (9 August 1922 - 2 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist and jazz critic. He spent his working life as...
Robert Graves

Robert Graves

male, deceased (1985)
Count Belisarius, The Twelve Caesars, Good-bye to All That, ancient greek, World War I, Writer of historical fiction set in Antiquity…AlumniofSt John's College, Oxford
Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July, 1895 - 7 December, 1985) was an English poet, scholar, and novelist. During his long life, he produced more than...
A. E. Housman

A. E. Housman

male, deceased (1936)
Old Bromsgrovian, writer, World War I poet, British, Classical scholar, gay…Academic of University College London, AlumniofSt John's College, Oxford
Alfred Edward Housman, usually known as A.E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar, now best known for his cycle of poems "A...
Simon Jenkins

Simon Jenkins

male, 66 years old
Beechen Cliff School, Bath, England, The Times, News International, British honours system, AlumniofSt John's College, Oxford…St John's College, Oxford, University of Wales, Lampeter, University of Oxford, St John's College
Sir Simon Jenkins (born 10 June 1943) is a British newspaper columnist currently associated with "The Guardian" after fifteen years with News...
Stephen Wolfram

Stephen Wolfram

male, 50 years old
mathematica, MacArthur Fellow, Old Etonian, Old Dragon, Chaos theorist, Cellular automatists…AlumniofSt John's College, Oxford, California Institute of Technology alumni, University of Illinois--Wolfram, CEO of Wolfram Research, president and CEO of Wolfram Research
Stephen Wolfram is a scientist, author, and business leader. He is the creator of Mathematica , the author of A New Kind of Science , and the...
William Juxon

William Juxon

male, deceased (1663)
Old Merchant Taylor, Worcester, England, St John's College, Oxford, AlumniofSt John's College, Oxford, First Lord of the Admiralty, Charles I…University of Oxford, Bishop of London, archbishop of canterbury
William Juxon (1582 - June 4, 1663) was an English churchman, Bishop of London from 1633 to 1649 and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1660 until his...