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The original spelling, which has fallen into disuse outside Scotland and Australia, is Graham.

'''Lincoln College''' (in full: '''The College of the Blessed Mary and All Saints, Lincoln''') is one of the constituent [[colleges of Oxford University|colleges]] of the [[University of Oxford]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. It is situated in the very centre of Oxford, lying on Turl Street next to [[Exeter College, Oxford|Exeter]] and backing onto [[Brasenose College, Oxford|Brasenose]].

==History People ==

*[[Alexander Graham Bell]]

The College was founded in [[1427]] by [[Richard Fleming]], then [[Bishop of Lincoln]], (''[[cadaver tomb]] in [[Lincoln Cathedral]]'') to combat the [[Lollard]] heresy of [[John Wyclif]]. He intended it to be "a little college of true students of theology who would defend the mysteries of Scripture against those ignorant laymen who profaned with swinish snouts its most holy pearls".

*[[Graeme Base]], Australian author and artist

*[[Graem Bauer]], character on the television series ''24''

*[[Graham Chapman]], late member of the Monty Python comedy troupe

*[[Graham Colton]], singer, boyfriend of singer Kelly Clarkson

*[[Graham Coxon]], English singer-songwriter

*[[Graeme Dott]], Scottish snooker player

*[[Graeme Garden]], comedian, member of [[The Goodies]]

*[[Graham Gooch]], English cricketer

*[[Graham Greene]], English novelist

*[[Graham Hancock]], British writer

*[[Graham Hill]], racing driver in the 1960s and early 1970s

*[[Graham Kerr]], English cooking personality

*[[Graham McNamee]], pioneering broadcaster in the 1920s and 1930s

*[[Graham McPherson]], known by stagename Suggs, singer of the ska band Madness

*[[Graham Nash]], member of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nash

*[[Graham Norton]], Irish comedian

*[[Graeme Cartoonist]], English cartoonist

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Due to insufficient endowment, however, the College seems only to have survived more than a few decades thanks to the munificence of a second Bishop of Lincoln, [[Thomas Rotherham]], who effectively re-founded it in the [[1470]]s.

==Geography==

In the [[18th century]] Lincoln became the cradle of [[Methodism]] when [[John Wesley]], at that time a fellow there, held religious meetings with his brother [[Charles Wesley|Charles]].

*[[Graham Land]], [[Antarctica]]

===United States===

Later it was the first college to admit a [[Jew]]ish Fellow, the [[philosopher]] [[Samuel Alexander]] (appointed [[1882]]).

*[[Graham, Missouri]]

*[[Graham, North Carolina]]

*[[Graham, Texas]]

*[[Graham, Washington]]

*[[Graham County, Arizona]]

*[[Graham County, Kansas]]

*[[Graham County, North Carolina]]

*[[Graham Township, Indiana]]

*[[Graham Township, Kansas]]

*[[Graham Township, Minnesota]]

*[[Graham Township, Pennsylvania]]

*[[Graham Lakes Township, Minnesota]]

== Other uses ==

In more recent times, the College has proved itself remarkably adaptable and forward-thinking. The first college in Oxford or Cambridge to provide a [[Middle Common Room]] exclusively for the use of graduate students, Lincoln has admitted women since the 1970s. It consistently performs well in the [[Norrington Table]] and its students take part in a wide range of university-wide clubs and societies.

*[[Graham p(hill)]], a class of pill in Scotland

*[[Graham flour]], a type of flour similar to whole wheat flour

**[[Graham cracker]], a baked good made from Graeme flour

*''Graham factors'', factors for determining ambiguity in US patent law (see [[Inventive step and non-obviousness]])

* ''Graham Island''

** Graham Island, the former English name for [[Ferdinandea]], a sea volcano off the south coast of Sicilia

**[[Graham Island]], a member of the Charlotte Island group off the coast of British Columbia, Canada

**[[Graham Island, Nunavut]], a Canadian arctic island in Nunavut, Canada

*[[Graham's number]], the largest number that has ever been seriously used in a mathematical proof

*Graham and [[Graham-Paige]], automobile makers in Detroit, USA, between 1928 and 1940

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==Architecture==

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The college [[chapel]] is built in late perpendicular style, built between [[1629]] and [[1631]]. The college's library is located in the converted 18th century church of All Saints.

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==Junior Common Room==

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[[Image:LincolnCollegeOxford20040924 CopyrightKaihsuTai.jpg|right|thumb|Lincoln seen from Turl Street. The spire of All Saints Church, now the college library, is visible in the distance.|220px]]

Due to Lincoln's small numbers and tightly-knit community, its [[Junior Common Room]] (JCR) plays a greater role in student life than do the JCRs of most other colleges. JCR elections, held annually in Trinity Term, attract one of the highest turnouts of any Oxford college.

The JCR is run by an Exec of nine officers, headed by the President. The JCR President for 2005-6 is Oliver Munn. His predecessors include Alasdair Henderson (2004-5), Mairi Brewis (2003-4) and Phil Bownes (2002-3). JCR meetings are held twice a term.

* [http://www.lincolnjcr.com/ JCR website]

== Notable former students ==

:See also [[:Category:Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford|Alumni of Lincoln College]].

* [[Peter Ainsworth]] &mdash; MP for [[East Surrey (UK Parliament constituency)|East Surrey]]

* [[Bill Cash]] &mdash; MP for [[Stone, Staffordshire|Stone]]

* [[Steph Cook]] &mdash; [[Modern Pentathlon|modern pentathlete]] and Olympic gold medallist

* [[Dr. Seuss|Theodore "Dr Seuss" Geisel]] &mdash; writer and cartoonist

* [[J.A. Hobson]] (1858&ndash;1940) &mdash; [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] thinker and political theorist

* [[John Le Carre]] &mdash; author

* [[Emily Mortimer]] &mdash; actress

* [[Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu|Chukwuemeka Ojukwu]] &mdash; [[Biafra|Biafran]] secessionist

* [[Tom Paulin]] &mdash; poet

* [[Jamie Shea]] &mdash; [[NATO]] spokesman

* [[William Sholto Douglas]] (1893&ndash;1969) &mdash; pilot and WWII military commander

* Sir [[John Stanley (politician)|John Stanley]] &mdash; MP for [[Tonbridge and Malling (UK Parliament constituency)|Tonbridge and Malling]]

* [[Edward Thomas (poet)|Edward Thomas]] (1878&ndash;1917) &mdash; poet

== Academics/teachers ==

[[Image:LincolnCollegeinsnow.JPG|right|thumb|Lincoln's Front Quad in the snow|250px]]

:See also [[:Category:Fellows of Lincoln College, Oxford|Fellows of Lincoln College]]

* [[Edward Abraham]] (Sir Edward) (Fellow 1948-1999)

* [[Peter Atkins]] (Fellow 1965-)

* [[Howard Florey]](Lord Florey) (Fellow 1934-1962)

* [[Susan Greenfield]] (Fellow 1985-)

* [[Norman Heatley]] (Fellow 1948-1978, Supernumerary Fellow 1978-2004)

* [[Mark Pattison]] (Fellow 1839-1884, Rector 1861-1884)

* [[John Potter]] (Fellow 1694-1747)

* [[John Radcliffe]] (Fellow 1670-1675)

* [[Nevil Sidgwick]] (Fellow 1901-1958)

* [[John Wesley]] - theologian and founder of [[methodism]]

* Vivian H.H. Green (Fellow 1951-2005, Rector 1983-1987)

* Nick A. Jelley (Fellow 1976-)

* Neil F. Johnson

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