Rosemary Murray
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Dame Alice Rosemary Murray, DBE
(28 July 1913 – 7 October 2004) was a British
chemist, educator and university administrator.
in 1944 to address the special needs of women students. She served as the first President of New Hall from its founding until 1981. In 2009 New Hall was renamed Murray Edwards College.
, the eldest of six children born to Admiral
A.J.L. Murray and Ellen Maxwell Spooner. After schooling at Downe House, Newbury, she studied Chemistry
at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
in the early 1930s, earning a PhD. She went on to hold teaching positions at the Royal Holloway College and the University of Sheffield
.
Dame Alice Rosemary Murray, DBE
(28 July 1913 – 7 October 2004) was a British
chemist, educator and university administrator.
in 1944 to address the special needs of women students. She served as the first President of New Hall from its founding until 1981. In 2009 New Hall was renamed Murray Edwards College.
, the eldest of six children born to Admiral
A.J.L. Murray and Ellen Maxwell Spooner. After schooling at Downe House, Newbury, she studied Chemistry
at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
in the early 1930s, earning a PhD. She went on to hold teaching positions at the Royal Holloway College and the University of Sheffield
.
Dame Alice Rosemary Murray, DBE
(28 July 1913 – 7 October 2004) was a British
chemist, educator and university administrator.
in 1944 to address the special needs of women students. She served as the first President of New Hall from its founding until 1981. In 2009 New Hall was renamed Murray Edwards College.
, the eldest of six children born to Admiral
A.J.L. Murray and Ellen Maxwell Spooner. After schooling at Downe House, Newbury, she studied Chemistry
at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
in the early 1930s, earning a PhD. She went on to hold teaching positions at the Royal Holloway College and the University of Sheffield
.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(28 July 1913 – 7 October 2004) was a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
chemist, educator and university administrator.
New Hall, Cambridge
She played a major role in establishing New Hall, CambridgeNew Hall, Cambridge
Murray Edwards College is a women-only constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It was founded as "New Hall" in 1954, at a time when Cambridge had the lowest proportion of women undergraduates of any university in the United Kingdom, and when only two other colleges admitted women...
in 1944 to address the special needs of women students. She served as the first President of New Hall from its founding until 1981. In 2009 New Hall was renamed Murray Edwards College.
Education
She was born in HavantHavant
Havant is a town in south east Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area. The town has rapidly grown since the end of the Second World War.It has good railway connections to London,...
, the eldest of six children born to Admiral
Admiral
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
A.J.L. Murray and Ellen Maxwell Spooner. After schooling at Downe House, Newbury, she studied Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Lady Margaret Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located at the end of Norham Gardens in north Oxford. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £34m....
in the early 1930s, earning a PhD. She went on to hold teaching positions at the Royal Holloway College and the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
.
World War II
During the war, she joined the WRNS. She ended up at Chatham Barracks, a chief officer directing demobilisation.Achievements
Dame Rosemary Murray was the first woman to serve as the following:- Vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge
- Founder President of the "third foundation" for women (New Hall, CambridgeNew Hall, CambridgeMurray Edwards College is a women-only constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It was founded as "New Hall" in 1954, at a time when Cambridge had the lowest proportion of women undergraduates of any university in the United Kingdom, and when only two other colleges admitted women...
) - Director of a clearing bank (the Midland)
- Liveryman (in the Goldsmiths' Company)
- Deputy Lieutenant for CambridgeshireCambridgeshireCambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
Honours/awards
- She received honorary degrees from five British and three American universities and was appointed DBE in 1977.
- At the Chelsea Flower Show in 2004 a new rose was named in her honour.
External links
Dame Alice Rosemary Murray, DBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(28 July 1913 – 7 October 2004) was a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
chemist, educator and university administrator.
New Hall, Cambridge
She played a major role in establishing New Hall, CambridgeNew Hall, Cambridge
Murray Edwards College is a women-only constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It was founded as "New Hall" in 1954, at a time when Cambridge had the lowest proportion of women undergraduates of any university in the United Kingdom, and when only two other colleges admitted women...
in 1944 to address the special needs of women students. She served as the first President of New Hall from its founding until 1981. In 2009 New Hall was renamed Murray Edwards College.
Education
She was born in HavantHavant
Havant is a town in south east Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area. The town has rapidly grown since the end of the Second World War.It has good railway connections to London,...
, the eldest of six children born to Admiral
Admiral
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
A.J.L. Murray and Ellen Maxwell Spooner. After schooling at Downe House, Newbury, she studied Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Lady Margaret Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located at the end of Norham Gardens in north Oxford. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £34m....
in the early 1930s, earning a PhD. She went on to hold teaching positions at the Royal Holloway College and the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
.
World War II
During the war, she joined the WRNS. She ended up at Chatham Barracks, a chief officer directing demobilisation.Achievements
Dame Rosemary Murray was the first woman to serve as the following:- Vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge
- Founder President of the "third foundation" for women (New Hall, CambridgeNew Hall, CambridgeMurray Edwards College is a women-only constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It was founded as "New Hall" in 1954, at a time when Cambridge had the lowest proportion of women undergraduates of any university in the United Kingdom, and when only two other colleges admitted women...
) - Director of a clearing bank (the Midland)
- Liveryman (in the Goldsmiths' Company)
- Deputy Lieutenant for CambridgeshireCambridgeshireCambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
Honours/awards
- She received honorary degrees from five British and three American universities and was appointed DBE in 1977.
- At the Chelsea Flower Show in 2004 a new rose was named in her honour.
External links
Dame Alice Rosemary Murray, DBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(28 July 1913 – 7 October 2004) was a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
chemist, educator and university administrator.
New Hall, Cambridge
She played a major role in establishing New Hall, CambridgeNew Hall, Cambridge
Murray Edwards College is a women-only constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It was founded as "New Hall" in 1954, at a time when Cambridge had the lowest proportion of women undergraduates of any university in the United Kingdom, and when only two other colleges admitted women...
in 1944 to address the special needs of women students. She served as the first President of New Hall from its founding until 1981. In 2009 New Hall was renamed Murray Edwards College.
Education
She was born in HavantHavant
Havant is a town in south east Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area. The town has rapidly grown since the end of the Second World War.It has good railway connections to London,...
, the eldest of six children born to Admiral
Admiral
Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
A.J.L. Murray and Ellen Maxwell Spooner. After schooling at Downe House, Newbury, she studied Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Lady Margaret Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located at the end of Norham Gardens in north Oxford. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £34m....
in the early 1930s, earning a PhD. She went on to hold teaching positions at the Royal Holloway College and the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
.
World War II
During the war, she joined the WRNS. She ended up at Chatham Barracks, a chief officer directing demobilisation.Achievements
Dame Rosemary Murray was the first woman to serve as the following:- Vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge
- Founder President of the "third foundation" for women (New Hall, CambridgeNew Hall, CambridgeMurray Edwards College is a women-only constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It was founded as "New Hall" in 1954, at a time when Cambridge had the lowest proportion of women undergraduates of any university in the United Kingdom, and when only two other colleges admitted women...
) - Director of a clearing bank (the Midland)
- Liveryman (in the Goldsmiths' Company)
- Deputy Lieutenant for CambridgeshireCambridgeshireCambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
Honours/awards
- She received honorary degrees from five British and three American universities and was appointed DBE in 1977.
- At the Chelsea Flower Show in 2004 a new rose was named in her honour.