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Vor 2 Tagen · Oxford, and its surrounding towns and villages, have produced many successful bands and musicians in the field of popular music. The most notable Oxford act is Radiohead, who all met at nearby Abingdon School, though other well known local bands include Supergrass, Ride, Mr Big, Swervedriver, Lab 4, Talulah Gosh, the Candyskins ...
Vor 3 Tagen · George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English author, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. [2] His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism. [3] [4]
Vor 5 Tagen · By 1901 there were about 50,000 people in Oxford. The English industrial magnate William Morris (later Lord Nuffield) started a motor-car industry at Cowley, just outside the city; an assembly plant, together with associated heavy and electrical engineering enterprises, is the main industrial concern in the local economy. In 1926 a ...
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Vor 2 Tagen · Sir Isaac Newton FRS (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27 [a]) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a natural philosopher. [7] He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed.
Vor 5 Tagen · This volume lists members of the University of Oxford from 1500 to 1714, along with brief biographical details such as ecclesiastical positions held and family relationships among the alumni. Alumni Oxonienses. Originally published by University of Oxford, Oxford, 1891.
Vor 4 Tagen · Oxford is one of England’s most beautiful cities and a popular day trip from London easily reached by train from the capital. Plan to spend the day exploring the University’s famous colleges, magnificent medieval buildings & museums.
Vor 5 Tagen · Described by Matthew Arnold as "that sweet city with her dreaming spires", it is an ancient town internationally renowned as home to one of the world's oldest and most esteemed universities, and with its superb architecture and heritage is a premier tourist destination.
