John Venn (academic)

For other people named John Venn, see John Venn (disambiguation).

John Venn D.D. (died 8 October 1687) was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.

Venn was elected Master (head) of Balliol College, Oxford on 24 April 1678, a post he held until his death in 1687.[1] During his time as Master of Balliol, he was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1686 until 1687.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Salter, H. E. and Lobel, Mary D., ed (1954). "Balliol College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 82–95. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63873. Retrieved July 18, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/vc/position/previousvice-chancellors/. Retrieved July 18, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Vice-Chancellors from the year 1660". The Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1817. pp. 27–28. http://books.google.com/books?id=B7kUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA27. Retrieved July 18, 2011. 
Academic offices
Preceded by
Thomas Goode		 Master of Balliol College, Oxford
1678–1687		 Succeeded by
Roger Mander
Preceded by
Timothy Halton		 Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
1686–1687		 Succeeded by
Gilbert Ironside