St Antony's College, Oxford
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St Antony's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1950 as the result of the gift of French merchant Sir Antonin Besse of Aden, St Antony's specialises in
Entrance to the old building at St Antony's College
Sir Antonin Besse, whose gift enabled the college's foundation.
Saint Anthony the Great, after whom the college is named.
Lord Dahrendorf presided over much of the college's expansion in the 1990s.
Antonin Besse
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Antonin Besse was a French-born businessman based in Aden, Yemen, where he spent most of his adult life. St Antony's College, Oxford was established in 1950 as a result of a large donation he made to
St Antony's College, Oxford
…St Antony's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1950 as the result of the gift of French merchant Sir Antonin Besse of Aden, St Antony's specialises in international relations, economics, politics, and area studies relative to Europe, Russia, former Soviet states…
Headquarters of A. Besse & Co., Aden
Besse Building, St. Antony's College