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University of Oxford
Oxford is the oldest English-speaking university in the world. More than 900 years of academic continuity.
First evidence of teaching, year 1096
Themes: legacy, wisdom, tradition, rigor.
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The origin
What the date says
- Milestone
- First evidence of teaching
- What happened
- First documented evidence of teaching at the University of Oxford.
- Year
- 1096
- Source
- University of Oxford — History
- Note
- Evidence of teaching since 1096. Royal statutes since 1249.
Only the year is documented: if it falls between January 21 and February 21, the sign could be the previous one.
Keep in mind
Affinity is a symbolic reading from the Chinese zodiac tradition, not a measurement: it compares the sign of the year you were born with that of each entry's year of origin.