Alice Prochaska
Historian and archivist, Principal of Somerville 2010-2017 1 Alice Prochaska came to Somerville in 1965 to study Modern History. She also took her doctorate at Somerville before beginning her career......
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Emily Penrose
(1858-1942) – Principal of Somerville 1907-1926 1 Emily Penrose went to school in London before moving to Athens with her family. She came to Somerville in 1889 to study Literae......
Daphne Park
(1921-2010) – Clandestine senior controller in MI6, Principal of Somerville 1980-89 1 Daphne Park, the so-called "Queen of Spies" (1940, Modern Languages), appears never to have had a dull moment......
Onora O’Neill
Philosopher, Honorary Fellow 1 Onora O’Neill was educated in Germany and London before coming to Somerville in 1959. She began by studying Modern History, but soon changed to PPP (Philosophy,......
Iris Murdoch
(1919-1999) – Philosopher and Booker Prize-winning writer 1 Iris Murdoch was born in Dublin and educated at progressive schools. She came up to Somerville in 1938 and began studying English,......
Agnes Maitland
(1849-1906) – Principal of Somerville 1889-1906 1 Agnes Maitland came to Somerville Hall as its second Principal in 1889. Her background was in domestic science: she had studied cookery at......
Madeleine Shaw Lefevre
(1835-89) – Principal of Somerville 1879-89 1 Madeleine Shaw Lefevre had strong connections to the Liberal political milieu that created Somerville (she was the niece of a former Speaker of......
Kathleen Kenyon
(1906-1978) – Archaeologist and Head of House 1 Kathleen Kenyon grew up in London and came to Somerville in 1926 to study Modern History. While she was a student she......
Winifred Holtby
(1898-1935) – Writer 1 Born in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Winifred Holtby was educated at home and then at school in Scarborough. She came to Somerville in 1917 to......
Julia Higgins
Scientist 1 Julia Higgins grew up in London and came to Somerville in 1961 to study Physics, staying on to complete her doctorate. From 1976 she has been based at......