Pembroke College, Oxford
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Pembroke College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford,[2] is located on Pembroke Square, Oxford. The college was founded in 1624 by King James I of England and VI of Scotland, using in part the endowment of merchant Thomas Tesdale, and was named after William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Lord Chamberlain and then-Chancellor of the University.[3]
Pembroke College | ||||||||||||
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Oxford | ||||||||||||
Location | Pembroke Square, Oxford OX1 1DW | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 51.750062°N 1.257827°W / 51.750062; -1.257827 | |||||||||||
Latin name | Collegium Pembrochianum | |||||||||||
Established | 1624; 400 years ago (1624) | |||||||||||
Named for | William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke | |||||||||||
Sister college | Queens' College, Cambridge Grace Hopper College, Yale | |||||||||||
Master | Sir Ernest Ryder | |||||||||||
Undergraduates | 365[1] (2015/2016) | |||||||||||
Postgraduates | 227 | |||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||
Boat club | Pembroke College Boat Club | |||||||||||
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Like many Oxford colleges, Pembroke previously accepted men only, admitting its first mixed-sex cohort in 1979.[3] As of 2020, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £63 million.[4] Pembroke College provides almost the full range of study available at Oxford University.
A former Senior President of Tribunals and Lord Justice of Appeal, Sir Ernest Ryder, has held the post of Master of Pembroke since 2020.[5]