Balliol College, Oxford

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Balliol College, Oxford is one of the oldest and most prestigious constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, renowned for its academic excellence and influential alumni.

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instanceOf constituent college of the University of Oxford
educational institution
academicReputation high
admits postgraduates
undergraduates
ageStatus one of the oldest Oxford colleges
beganAdmittingWomen 1979
campusSetting urban
country United Kingdom
founder John I de Balliol
foundingDate c. 1263
genderAdmission mixed
hasAlumnus Adam Smith
Aldous Huxley
Boris Johnson
Christopher Hitchens
Denis Healey
Edward Heath
George Curzon
Graham Greene
H. H. Asquith
Harold Macmillan
Harold Wilson
Jo Grimond
Lord Curzon
Richard Dawkins
Roy Jenkins
Shoghi Effendi
hasBuilding Front Quad
Garden Quad
Jowett Walk buildings
hasChapel Balliol College Chapel
hasLibrary Balliol College Library
hasNotableFellow A. D. Lindsay
Arnold Toynbee
Benjamin Jowett
Charles Stuart Calverley
Isaiah Berlin
headOfCollegeTitle Master
knownFor academic excellence
influential alumni
political influence
strong tradition in PPE
strong tradition in classics
strong tradition in law
locatedIn England
Oxford
Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
mainEntranceOn Broad Street, Oxford
memberOf Colleges of the University of Oxford
motto Alenda lux ubi orta libertas
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation Let light be nurtured where liberty has arisen
namedAfter John I de Balliol
partOf University of Oxford NERFINISHED
previouslyAdmitted men only
religiousAffiliation Church of England
type coeducational college


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