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Merton College

Oxford University (Institution), Oxford (Settlement), Oxfordshire (County [UK]), England


View Larger MapDescription of institution: 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 support it. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merton_College,_Oxford People associated with this location: Brich, Peter (1651/2-1710) - Place of display (non-collection) at
Clayton, John (1656 or 1657-1725) - Educated at
Colby, Dixon (-fl. c. 1703) - Educated at
de Merton, Walter (1205-1277) - Workplace or place of business
Emmet, Maurice (c. 1676-c. 1720) - Educated at
Huntington, Robert (bap. 1637-1701) - Member of
Pointer, John (1668-16 Jan 1754) - Member of
Watkinson, Joseph (-fl. 1706) - Workplace or place of business
Whitehall, Robert (1624-1685) - Member of