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Margaret Thatcher: Oxford University
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Margaret Thatcher is a notable and vocal supporter of the University, having formally opening it in 1976, and having been its Chancellor from 1992 until 1998. The awards day at the University is called Thatcher Day. In November 2000, Margaret Thatcher's husband, Denis, was awarded an honorary degree by the university for being an "English gentleman" [2]
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Margaret Hilda Thatcher was born October 13, 1925, the daughter of a grocer who was active in local politics as borough councilor, alderman and mayor of Grantham. She went from elementary school to Kesteven and Grantham Girl’s High School, won a bursary to Somerville College, Oxford, and obtained a degree in Natural Science (B.S.). She is ... a Master of Arts (M.A.) of Oxford University.
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Margaret was brought up a devout Methodist and has remained a Christian throughout her life. After attending Huntingtower Road Primary School, she received a scholarship and attended Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School. Her school reports show hard work and commitment, but not brilliance. Outside the classroom she played hockey and ... enjoyed swimming and walking. Finishing school during the Second World War, she subsequently applied for a scholarship to attend Somerville College of the University of Oxford and was only successful when the winning candidate dropped out. She went to Oxford in 1944 and studied Chemistry, specifically crystallography.
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