Portal:University of Oxford/Did you know/23

Articles from Wikipedia's "Did You Know" archives about the university and people associated with it:

... that John Rogers, who helped to prepare a version of the Hebrew Bible, also helped to introduce the man engine (double-acting man engine pictured), an important reform in Cornish mining?
... that editor Hedley Donovan was responsible for redirecting TIME from a conservative magazine to one "more toward the middle"?
... that Guido di Tella was an Argentine businessman, academic and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Relations between 1991 and 1999?
... that the 1673 history of Cheshire by Sir Peter Leycester questioned Amicia Mainwaring's legitimacy, leading to a "paper war" of 15 pamphlets with the Mainwaring family?
... that New Zealand Test cricketer Martin Donnelly also played rugby union for England?

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