POWELL, GRIFFITH (1561 - 1620), principal of Jesus College, Oxford
Date of birth: 1561
Date of death: 1620
Gender: Male
Occupation: principal of Jesus College, Oxford
Area of activity: Education
Author: Idris Llewelyn Foster
Born 1561, son of John ap Hywel, Llansawel, Carmarthenshire. He matriculated at Jesus College in 1581, and graduated M.A. in 1589; he proceeded to the degree of D.C.L. in 1599. Powell was elected a Fellow of the college in 1589, and he became principal in 1613. His published work comprises two volumes on Aristotelian philosophy, which appeared in 1594 and 1598. As a Fellow of the college, Powell had considerable influence, and he worked hard to bring order into its domestic affairs. During his principalship he gave himself to the task of raising new buildings; the chapel and hall are the results of his efforts. He died 15 June 1620, and was buried in S. Michael's church, Oxford.
Author
- Professor Idris Llewelyn Foster, (1911 - 1984)
- Heraldic Visitations of Wales and Part of the Marches between the years 1586 and 1613, under the authority of Clarencieux and Norroy, two kings at arms (Llandovery 1846), i, 223-4
- Anthony Wood, Athenae Oxonienses (1813–20), ii, 283
- Hardy, Jesus College (1899), 1899
- Robert Williams, Enwogion Cymru. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen (1852)
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: Griffith Powell
Further Reading
Published date: 1959
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