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Charles Buller Heberden
Vice-Chancellorof theUniversity of Oxford
In office
1910–1913
Preceded byThomas Herbert Warren
Succeeded byThomas Banks Strong
Personal details
Born(1849-12-14)14 December 1849
Died30 May 1921(1921-05-30)(aged 71)
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford

Charles Buller Heberden(14 December 1849 – 30 May 1921) was an Englishclassical scholarandacademic administrator.He wasprincipalofBrasenose College, Oxford(1889–1920)[1][2]and served asvice-chancellorofOxford University.

Life

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He was born atBroadhemburyinDevon,the son of the Rev. William Heberden. He was educated atHarrow SchoolandBalliol College, Oxford,from 1868, where he was a contemporary ofBenjamin Jowett.[3][4]

Heberden edited a book on the history of Brasenose College, published in 1909.[5] He funded aHarrowScholarship for Brasenose College in 1916 and an Organ Scholarship in 1921 at his death.[6]He also left £1,000 to the university, which was used for the Coin Room at theAshmolean Museum.[7]

He was on the governing body ofAbingdon Schoolfrom 1914 to 1921.[8]

Heberden is buried inHolywell Cemetery,Oxford.

References

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  1. ^Brasenose College, Oxford — PrincipalsArchived2012-02-13 at theWayback Machine.
  2. ^Brasenose College,A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford(1954), pp. 207–219.
  3. ^Jowett Papers: Index of BJ's contemporariesArchived2008-05-21 at theWayback Machine,Balliol College Library, Oxford.
  4. ^s:Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886/Heberden, Charles Buller
  5. ^Charles Buller Heberden, ed. (1909),Brasenose College Register, 1509–1909 [Oxford Historical Series; no. 55],Oxford:Blackwellfor the Oxford Historical Society,OCLC222963720.
  6. ^Statutes of the King's Hall and College of Brasenose in Oxford,Brasenose College, Oxford, 28 April 1954. (Last amended December 1999.)
  7. ^C.M. Kraay and C.H.V. Sutherland,The Heberden Coin Room: Origin and DevelopmentArchived2006-11-03 at theWayback Machine,Ashmolean Museum,Oxford, 1972. (Revised 1989 and 2001.)
  8. ^"School Notes"(PDF).The Abingdonian.
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Academic offices
Preceded by Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford
1889–1920
Succeeded by
Preceded by Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
1910–1913
Succeeded by