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Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509.
Brasenose College, Oxford OX1 4AJ +44 (0) 1865 277830 www.bnc.ox.ac.uk. Founded. 1509. Student numbers. Undergraduates: 368 Graduates: 191. Admissions contacts +44 (0) 1865 277510 [email protected], [email protected] Academic staff. Visit the college website for the full list
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About the college. Situated in the heart of Oxford next to the Bodleian Library and the Radcliffe Camera, Brasenose is a friendly and diverse community with a strong tradition of academic excellence. Brasenose's graduates study for a wide range of higher degrees across all of the University's academic divisions and collectively form a diverse ...
It established a College to be called ‘The King's Hall and College of Brasenose’ (in this sense Brasenose Hall still exists) for the study of sophistry, logic, philosophy and, above all, theology. The founders of Brasenose College were Sir Richard Sutton, a lawyer, and William Smyth, Bishop of Lincoln. Both were from the north west and the ...
The history of Brasenose College, Oxford, stretches back to 1509, when Brasenose College was founded on the site of Brasenose Hall. Its name is believed to derive from the name of a bronze knocker that adorned the hall's door.
