Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll

male, deceased (1898)
writer, mathematician, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, fantasy, British children's literature, Through the Looking-Glass…University of Oxford, FellowofChristChurch, Oxford, Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford, the hunting of the snark
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27 1832 - January 14 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician,...
J. I. M. Stewart

J. I. M. Stewart

male, deceased (1994)
novelist, writer, mystery writer, english literature, Scottish, British…university of adelaide, university of leeds, Queen's University of Belfast, Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford, Oriel College, Oxford
John Innes Mackintosh Stewart was a Scottish novelist and academic. He is equally well-known for the works of literary criticism and "straight"...
Gilbert Ryle

Gilbert Ryle

male, deceased (1976)
military intelligence, World War II, Philosopher of language, psychological, British, Analytic philosopher…philosopher of mind, FellowofChristChurch, Oxford, Wayneflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy, graduated from Oxford University
Gilbert Ryle (Brighton, 19 August 1900-Oxford, 6 October 1976), was a philosopher, and a representative of the generation of British ordinary...
Robert Burton

Robert Burton

male, deceased (1640)
Oxford University, Doctor, The Anatomy of Melancholy, Non-fiction writer, Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford, Scholar…FellowofChristChurch, Oxford, University of Oxford
Robert Burton was an English scholar and vicar at Oxford University, best known for writing "The Anatomy of Melancholy".

Henry Scott Holland

male, deceased (1918)
Christian, Christian hymnwriter, FellowofChristChurch, Oxford, From Herefordshire, Anglican priest, socialist…University of Oxford, Oxford University, Regius Professor of Divinity
Henry Scott Holland (27 January 1847-17 March 1918) was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford. He was also a canon of Christ...

Henry Mayr-Harting

male, 73 years old
Christian, Theologian, writer, historian, British, university of liverpool…christ church cathedral, Historian of Europe, Fellow of the British Academy, fellow, from Oxford
Professor Henry Maria Robert Egmont Mayr-Harting was Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History in the University of Oxford and Lay Canon of Christ...
Simon Preston

Simon Preston

male, 71 years old
Conductor, historical instruments, FellowofChristChurch, Oxford, choral conductor, English classical organist, Cathedral organist…Alumni of King's College, Cambridge
Simon Preston (born 4 August 1938, Bournemouth, England) is an English organist, conductor, and composer. Originally a chorister at King's College,...
John Locke

John Locke

male, deceased (1704)
English, philosopher, political philosophy, Social Contract, rousseau, Tabula Rasa…right of rebellion, state of nature, consent of the governed, FellowofChristChurch, Oxford, Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
John Locke was an English philosopher. Locke is considered the first of the British Empiricists, but is equally important to social contract...

Peter Conrad

male, 61 years old
Princeton University, rhodes scholar, new statesman, Rhodes Scholarship, FellowofChristChurch, Oxford, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford…All Souls College, Oxford, All Souls, Oxford, Oxford University, christ church
Peter Conrad (b. 1948, Hobart, Tasmania) is an Australian academic specializing in English literature, currently teaching at Christ Church at...