Samuel Dennis (academic)

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Samuel Dennis, D.D., was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.

Dennis was elected President (head) of St John's College, Oxford in 1772, a post he held until 1795.^[1] During his time at St John's College, more rooms were added on the north side of the College. Dennis was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1780 until 1784.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ H. E. Salter and Mary D. Lobel, ed. (1954). "St John's College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 251–264. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
↑ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
↑ "Vice Chancellors from the year 1780". The Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1836. p. 31. Retrieved July 15, 2011.

Academic offices
Preceded by Thomas Fry	President of St John's College, Oxford 1772–1795	Succeeded by Michael Marlow
Preceded by George Horne	Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1780–1784	Succeeded by Joseph Chapman

Persondata
Name	Dennis, Samuel
Alternative names
Short description	Academic administrator
Date of birth
Place of birth	England
Date of death
Place of death	England

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