Dorothy L. Sayers
(1893-1957) – Writer and Dante scholar 1 Born in Oxford, Sayers grew up in Huntingdonshire, in a village where her father was the rector (she later took several of her......
(1893-1957) – Writer and Dante scholar 1 Born in Oxford, Sayers grew up in Huntingdonshire, in a village where her father was the rector (she later took several of her......
Classicist 1 Born in London, Joyce Reynolds came to Somerville in 1937 to study Literae Humaniores (Classics). She took her Finals in 1941 and went on to work for the......
(1872-1946) – Politician and social reformer 1 Eleanor Rathbone was born into a noted Liverpool family of social activists. She only received formal schooling for a year before coming to......
Journalist and television presenter 1 Esther Rantzen went to school in the US and London before coming to Somerville in 1959 to study English. At Oxford she performed with the......
Pharmacologist 0 June Raine came to Somerville in 1971 to study Physiology. She then went on to do an MSc in pharmacology before taking her medical degree in 1978 and......
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......
(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......
(1921-2010) – Clandestine senior controller in MI6, Principal of Somerville 1980-89 1 Born and raised in the Congo, Daphne Park came to Somerville in 1940 to study Modern Languages. After......
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,......
(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,......