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The college was founded following the death of Bishop George Augustus Selwyn, who had played an important role in the establishment of New Zealand as its first bishop. Selwyn was a scholar of St John's College, Cambridge, and a member of the Cambridge crew which competed in the inaugural Boat Race in 1829.
The college takes its name from George Augustus Selwyn, who was the first Bishop of New Zealand (1841-68) and later Bishop of Lichfield (1868-78), and in whose memory the college was founded. The college opened at the start of the academic year in 1882, when 28 undergraduates were admitted.
Though Selwyn has no 'founder', Bishop Abraham has more claim than any other to be regarded as the author of its being. The College has a bronze bust of him in the New Senior Combination Room. Abraham and the other founders had clear objects in their minds.
Selwyn College was founded by public subscription in 1882 to commemorate George Augustus Selwyn (1809-78), Bishop of New Zealand. It became a full college of the university in 1958 and admitted women in 1976.
Sep 29, 2024 · Selwyn College is a 19th-century contribution to the collegiate system of the University. (fn. 1) It was founded to preserve the memory of one of the great ecclesiastical figures of the century, George Augustus Selwyn, the pioneer Bishop of New Zealand, who was afterwards Bishop of Lichfield, and to maintain that type of Anglican culture which w...
Established in 1882, Selwyn College, Cambridge is named after George Augustus Selwyn who was the first Bishop of New Zealand (1841-1868). Selwyn later became Bishop of Litchfield and Selwyn College was founded in his memory.
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The college was founded following the death of Bishop George Augustus Selwyn, who had played an important role in the establishment of New Zealand as its first bishop. Selwyn was a scholar of St John's College, Cambridge, and a member of the Cambridge crew which competed in the inaugural Boat Race in 1829.
