Richard Jenkyns

Richard Jenkyns (1782 – 16 March 1854) was a British academic administrator at the University of Oxford and Dean at Wells Cathedral.^[1]

Life

Jenkyns was appointed a Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford in 1802, a Tutor in 1813, Bursar in 1814, and Master from 23 April 1819 until his death in 1854.^[2] He was awarded a Master of Arts in 1806 and a Doctor of Divinity in 1819. While Master at Balliol College, Jenkyns was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1824 until 1828.^[3] He introduced open competition for scholarships and also raised the standard of Balliol College to the first rank at Oxford.^[1] From 1845 to 1854, Jenkyns was also Dean of Wells.

References

1. "Jenkyns, Richard". The Concise Dictionary of National Biography. Volume II: A–F. Oxford University Press. 1995. p. 1588.
2. H. E. Salter and Mary D. Lobel, ed. (1954). "Balliol College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 82–95. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
3. "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved July 13, 2011.

Further reading

• Cannan, Edwin, ‘Richard (1782–1854)’, rev. M. C. Curthoys, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/14744