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Magdalen College (pronounced maudlin) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
Magdalen is one of the most visited colleges in the university. Its large square tower is a famous landmark, and it is from
the top of this tower early on May morning that a choir sings. The College stands
next to the River Cherwell, with Magdalen College School nearby. Within
the grounds is a deer park.
History
Magdalen College was founded 1458 in Oxford by
William of
Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, originally as
Magdalen. New educational ideas of the Renaissance era as well as new methods
of teaching were tried out.
Famous Former Students
(P. G. Wodehouse attributes a Magdalen undergraduateship to his
fictional literary character Bertie Wooster)
Teachers/Academics
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