Richard Jenkyns

Richard Jenkyns (1782 – 16 March 1854) was a British academic administrator at the University of Oxford and Dean at Wells Cathedral.[1]

Life

Jenkyns was appointed a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford in 1802, a Tutor in 1813, Bursar in 1814, and Master from 23 April 1819 until his death in 1854.[2] He was awarded a Master of Arts in 1806 and a Doctor of Divinity in 1819. While Master at Balliol College, Jenkyns was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1824 until 1828.[3] He introduced open competition for scholarships and also raised the standard of Balliol College to the first rank at Oxford.[1] From 1845 to 1854, Jenkyns was also Dean of Wells.

References

  1. 1 2 "Jenkyns, Richard". The Concise Dictionary of National Biography. Volume II: A–F. Oxford University Press. 1995. p. 1588.
  2. H. E. Salter and Mary D. Lobel, ed. (1954). "Balliol College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 82–95. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
  3. "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved July 13, 2011.

Further reading

Academic offices
Preceded by
John Parsons
Master of Balliol College, Oxford
1819–1854
Succeeded by
Robert Scott
Preceded by
George William Hall
Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
1824–1828
Succeeded by
John Collier Jones


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