Principals and Fellows Jesus College, Oxford

the principal s lodgings (left) , chapel (right) located within first quad of jesus college.

the college run principal , fellows. principal must person distinguished literary or scientific attainments, or services in work of education in university or elsewhere . principal has pre-eminence , authority on members of college , persons connected therewith , exercises general superintendence in matters relating education , discipline . current principal, sir nigel shadbolt, appointed in 2015. fourteen principals have been former students of college: griffith powell (elected in 1613) first , alfred hazel (elected in 1925) recent. longest-serving principal henry foulkes, 1817 1857.

when college founded in 1571, first charter installed david lewis principal , named 8 others first fellows of college. statutes of 1622 allowed 16 fellows. there no limit on number of fellowships governing body can create. college statutes provide various categories of fellows. professorial fellows professors , readers of university allocated college university. 1 of these professorships jesus professor of celtic, chair in celtic studies @ english university. celtic scholars such sir john rhys , ellis evans have held position since creation in 1877. chair vacant, having been held thomas charles-edwards until retirement in 2011. zoologists charles godfray , paul harvey both professorial fellows. official fellows hold tutorial or administrative appointments in college. past official fellows include composer , musicologist john caldwell, historians sir goronwy edwards , niall ferguson, philosopher galen strawson , political philosopher john gray. there senior , junior research fellows. principals , fellows retire can elected emeritus fellows.

the college crest above ship street entrance gate.

a further category of welsh supernumerary fellows, are, in rotation, vice-chancellors of cardiff university, swansea university, lampeter university, aberystwyth university, bangor university , university of wales college of medicine. there 1 welsh supernumerary fellow @ time, holding position not longer 3 years. first of these john viriamu jones in 1897.

the college formerly had category of missionary fellows, known leoline fellows after founder, leoline jenkins (a former principal). in in 1685, stated obvious persons in holy orders employed in majesty s fleet @ sea , foreign plantations few. address this, established 2 fellowships @ jesus college, holders should serve clergy in of majesty s fleets or in majesty s plantations under direction of lord high admiral , bishop of london respectively. last of these, frederick de winton, appointed in 1876 , held fellowship until death in 1932. category abolished in 1877 oxford , cambridge universities commission, without prejudice rights of existing holders such de winton. category of fellowship abolished in 19th century of king charles fellows, founded king charles in 1636 , tenable natives of channel islands in attempt him reclaim channel islands extreme calvinism characterised them. first such fellow daniel brevint.