Thomas Fothergill
Encyclopedia
Thomas Fothergill D.D. was an English
academic administrator at the University of Oxford
.
Fothergill was elected Provost (head) of The Queen's College, Oxford
in 1767, a post he held until his death in 1776.
During his time as Provost, he was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1772 until 1776.
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...
.
Fothergill was elected Provost (head) of The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, Oxford
The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its 18th-century architecture...
in 1767, a post he held until his death in 1776.
During his time as Provost, he was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1772 until 1776.