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“Jowett, in his day, did probably more than any other single man to let some fresh air into the exhausted atmosphere of the [Oxford] common rooms, and to widen the intellectual horizons of the place.”

Quote by Benjamin Jowett

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Benjamin Jowett

Benjamin Jowett was a renowned British scholar and educator, born on April 15, 1817, and died on October 1, 1893. He served as a tutor at Oxford University, where he had a profound impact on British education and academia. more

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