Master of Balliol College, Oxford
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| University | Oxford |
| Location | Broad Street |
| Coordinates | 51°45′17″N 1°15′28″W / 51.7547°N 1.2578°WCoordinates: 51°45′17″N 1°15′28″W / 51.7547°N 1.2578°W |
| Full name | The Master and Scholars of Balliol College |
| Established | 1263 |
| Named for | John I de Balliol |
| Sister college | St John's College, Cambridge |
| Master | Sir Drummond Bone |
| Undergraduates | 387 (2011/2012) |
| Postgraduates | 228 |
| Website | www |
| Boat club | Boatclub |
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 Location in Oxford city centre
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Balliol College /ˈbeɪliəl/, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.
Among the college's alumni are three former prime ministers (H. H. Asquith, who once described Balliol men as possessing "the tranquil consciousness of an effortless superiority", Harold Macmillan, and Edward Heath), five Nobel laureates, and numerous literary and philosophical figures, including Adam Smith, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Aldous Huxley.
In 2012 Balliol had an endowment of £62.5m.
Balliol College was founded in about 1263 by John I de Balliol under the guidance of the Bishop of Durham. After his death in 1268, his widow, Dervorguilla of Galloway (their son and grandson both became Kings of Scotland), made arrangements to ensure the permanence of the college in that she provided capital and in 1282 formulated the college statutes, documents that survive to this day.
Under a statute of 1881, New Inn Hall was merged into Balliol College in 1887. Balliol acquired New Inn Hall's admissions and other records for 1831–1887 as well as the library of New Inn Hall, which largely contained 18th-century law books.
Along with many of the ancient colleges, Balliol has evolved its own traditions and customs over the centuries, many of which occupy a regular calendar slot.
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