John Wills
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John Wills D.D. was an English
academic administrator at the University of Oxford
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Wills was elected Warden
(head) of Wadham College, Oxford
on 7 July 1783, a post he held until his death in 1806.
While Warden at Wadham College, Wills was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1792 until 1796.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
academic administrator at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
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Wills was elected Warden
Warden (college)
A warden is the head of some colleges and other educational institutions. This applies especially at some colleges and institutions at the University of Oxford:* All Souls College* Greyfriars* Keble College* Merton College* New College* Nuffield College...
(head) of Wadham College, Oxford
Wadham College, Oxford
Wadham College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, located at the southern end of Parks Road in central Oxford. It was founded by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham, wealthy Somerset landowners, during the reign of King James I...
on 7 July 1783, a post he held until his death in 1806.
While Warden at Wadham College, Wills was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1792 until 1796.