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1 History 2 Famous Former Students 3 External Link

History

The college was originally founded in the 13th century by Elias de Hertford, but was subsequently dissolved, to be re-established several times before gaining full collegiate statis.

Hertford was one of the first five co-educational colleges in the university.

Famous Former Students

• John Donne
• John Meade Falkner
• Charles James Fox
• Thomas Hobbes
• Gavin Maxwell
• Max Nicholson
• Peter Pears
• Henry Pelham
• Jonathan Swift
• William Tyndale
• Evelyn Waugh
• Byron White

External Link