William Whyte@william_whyte

Historian @StJohnsOx & @OxfordHistory; Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography @OUPAcademic; Chair of the Blue Plaques Panel @EnglishHeritage

 Oxford, UK
history.ox.ac.uk/people/prof…
Joined December 2011
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There's been a lot of talk (most of it negative) about universities. To understand where we are and might be going, we need to know where we've been. That's why I wrote The University: a history in stone, silk, and blood, out now from @Harvard_Press hup.harvard.edu/books/978067…
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Autumn mist from my train window
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Like something out of Tolkien
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The Proscholium this evening
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A tower of the things
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Sharmila Sen@_sen_sharmila
Sep 22
Here’s this week’s @Harvard_Press in the wild pics, Irish edition. @dygottlieb @william_whyte @Hodges_Figgis
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Wonderful @WorcCollegeOx
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Jonah’s whale looks utterly traumatised by the experience
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Really fun to talk about The University: a history in stone silk, and blood podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…

The University: A History in Stone, Silk, and Blood

Podcast Episode · The World of Higher Education · 17 September · 22min

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More of the Abbey, Sutton Courtney
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On the Radcliffe Observatory
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Pleased to see that @StJohnsOx embodies Oxbridge for @LRB
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On top of the Radcliffe Observatory
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Dinner time!
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Glorious light this evening
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Blenheim
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Marcus Walker
@WalkerMarcus
Sep 15
I am about half way through @william_whyte’s ‘The University’ while on retreat and it is absolutely fascinating. In the top three books I’ve read this decade. Absolutely dripping with interesting anecdotes, strung together very cleverly. Get a copy and enjoy!
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