About George William Hall
Lived 1770 – 1843 (aged 72–73). George William Hall was a writer and academic administrator.
Rev. George William Hall D.D. (1770–1843) was Master of Pembroke College, Oxford (1809–1843) and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University (1820–1824).
Education He was born on 12 March 1770 and baptised one month later. George was educated at John Roysse's Free School in Abingdon-on-Thames (now Abingdon School). He was a Fellow at Lincoln College and Pembroke College in Oxford. BA 1792, MA 1795, BD and Doctor of Divinity 1809.
Career
He became Master of Pembroke College, Oxford in 1809 and remained until his death in the third quarter of 1843. He was also Vice Chancellor at Pembroke, from 1820 to 1824.
He was rector of Taynton, Gloucestershire and canon of Gloucester from 1810 until his death in 1843.
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British academic administrator (1770–1843)
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George William Hall was born on 12 March 1770 in London.
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George William Hall died in 1843 in Oxford.
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George William Hall was a writer and academic administrator.
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