John Matthias Wilson

John Matthias Wilson (b South Shields 15 June 1814 - d Oxford 1 December 1881)[1] was an Oxford college head in the 19th-century.[2]

Wilson was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[3] A philosopher, he was Fellow of Corpus from 1849 to[4] 1869; White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the university from 1846 to 1874; and President of Corpus from 1872 until his death.

References
  1. 'Obituary' The Times Friday, Dec. 2, 1881 Issue 30367 p.7
  2. 'Oxford Classics: Teaching and Learning 1800-2000' Stray, C. (Ed) p6: London;Bloomsbury Publishing; 2013 ISBN 978-0-7156-3645-9
  3. Alumni Oxonienses, 1715-1886 Part II Vol ii (Surnames beginning S-Z)
  4. 'University Intelligence' The Times Wednesday, Mar. 2, 1853 Issue 21365 p.6



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