Scrope Berdmore (academic)
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Scrope Berdmore D.D. was an English
academic administrator at the University of Oxford
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Berdmore was elected Warden
(head) of Merton College, Oxford
in 1790, a post he held until 1810.
While Warden at Merton College, Berdmore was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1796 until 1797.
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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Berdmore 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 Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
in 1790, a post he held until 1810.
While Warden at Merton College, Berdmore was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1796 until 1797.