Joseph Chapman (academic)
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Joseph Chapman D.D. was an English
academic administrator at the University of Oxford
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Chapman was elected President (head) of Trinity College, Oxford
in 1776, a post he held until 1808.
While President at Trinity College, Chapman was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1784 until 1788.
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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Chapman was elected President (head) of Trinity College, Oxford
Trinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
in 1776, a post he held until 1808.
While President at Trinity College, Chapman was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1784 until 1788.