Curated category
Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
- Frederick S. BoasFrederick Samuel Boas entered the world on the 24th of July 1862 as the eldest son of Hermann Boas from Belfast. His family background was Jewish, a detail…
- A. C. BradleyAndrew Cecil Bradley entered the world on the 26th of March 1851 at Park Hill in Clapham. This location sat within Surrey before becoming part of London.
- Adam SmithAdam Smith took Charles Townshend on a tour of a tanning factory, and while discussing free trade, he walked straight into a huge tanning pit.
- Aldous HuxleyThe year 1894 marked the birth of Aldous Leonard Huxley in Godalming, Surrey. He entered a world already defined by scientific brilliance and literary fame.
- David Wootton (historian)David Wootton was born on the 15th of January 1952. He holds the title of Anniversary Professor of History at the University of York.
- Henry Edward ManningHenry Edward Manning entered the world on the 15th of July 1808 at his grandfather's estate, Copped Hall in Totteridge, Hertfordshire.
- Jasper GriffinJasper Griffin arrived in the world on the 29th of May 1937. His early years unfolded under the roof of Christ's Hospital, a private school located in…
- John HicksJohn Richard Hicks entered the world on the 8th of April 1904 in Warwick, England. His father Edward Hicks edited and co-owned the Warwick and Leamington Spa…
- Arnold Toynbee (historian, born 1852)Arnold Toynbee died on the 9th of March 1883 at the age of thirty. His health had deteriorated rapidly, likely due to exhaustion from excessive work.
- William BeveridgeWilliam Henry Beveridge entered the world on the 5th of March 1879 in Rangpur, India. His father served as an Indian Civil Service officer and District Judge…
- Alexis SandersonAlexis Sanderson was born in 1948. He began his undergraduate studies at Balliol College, Oxford, in 1968. The program combined Classics and Sanskrit.
- H. J. RoseHerbert Jennings Rose was born on the 5th of May 1883 in Orillia, Ontario. His family traced their roots back to Scotland before settling in Canada.
- Jed S. RakoffJed Saul Rakoff was born on the 1st of January 1943, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grew up in the Germantown section of that city and attended Central…
- John KeeganJohn Desmond Patrick Keegan was born in Clapham, London on the 15th of May 1934. His father served as an Irish First World War veteran before the boy grew up.
- Robert SoutheyRobert Southey was born on the 12th of August 1774 in Wine Street, Bristol. He grew up in a house that still stands today as a quiet reminder of his origins.
- James BurnhamJames Burnham was born on the 22nd of November 1905 in Chicago, Illinois. His father Claude George Burnham worked as an executive for the Burlington Railroad…
- George SteinerFrancis George Steiner was born on the 23rd of April 1929 in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris. His right arm withered from birth yet his mother insisted he use…