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  College Name Lincoln College
  Named For Richard Fleming , Bishop Of Lincoln
  Established 1427
  Sister College Downing College
  Head Name Rector
  Head Prof Paul Langford
  JCR President Ollie Munn
  Undergraduates 285
  Graduates 220
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Lincoln College (in full: '''The College of the Blessed Mary and All Saints, Lincoln''') is one of the constituent Colleges of the University Of Oxford in the United Kingdom . It is situated in the very centre of Oxford, lying on Turl Street next to Exeter and backing onto Brasenose .


HISTORY

The College was founded in 1427 by Richard Fleming , then Bishop Of Lincoln , ('' Cadaver Tomb in Lincoln Cathedral '') to combat the Lollard teachings of John Wyclif . He intended it to be "a little college of true students of theology who would defend the mysteries of Scripture against those ignorant laymen who profaned with swinish snouts its most holy pearls".

Due to insufficient endowment, however, the College seems only to have survived thanks to the munificence of a second Bishop of Lincoln, Thomas Rotherham , who effectively re-founded it in the 1470 s.

In the 18th Century Lincoln became the cradle of Methodism when John Wesley , at that time a fellow there, held religious meetings with his brother Charles .

Later it was the first college to admit a Jew ish Fellow, the Philosopher Samuel Alexander (appointed 1882 ).

The College was the first in Oxford or Cambridge to provide a Middle Common Room exclusively for the use of graduate students. Lincoln has admitted women since the 1970s.


ARCHITECTURE


The college Chapel is built in late perpendicular style, built between 1629 and 1631 . The college's library is located in the converted 18th century church of All Saints.


JUNIOR COMMON ROOM


Due to Lincoln's small numbers and tightly-knit community, its Junior Common Room (JCR) plays a greater role in student life than do the JCRs of most other colleges. JCR elections, held annually in Trinity Term, attract one of the highest turnouts of any Oxford college.

The JCR is run by an Exec of nine officers, headed by the President. The JCR President for 2005-6 is Oliver Munn. His predecessors include Alasdair Henderson (2004-5), Mairi Brewis (2003-4) and Phil Bownes (2002-3). JCR meetings are held three times a term.



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