Despite not finishing his degree, Samuel Rawson Gardineran English historian born near Alresford, Hampshirewas subsequently elected to fellowships atAll Souls(1884) andMerton(1892) while he was also elected to give the first series ofFord LecturesatOxford Universityin 1896.
He was educated at Winchester College and Christ Church, Oxford, where he obtained a first class in Literae Humaniores. The Faculty of Classics, previously the Faculty of Literae Humaniores, is a subdivision of the University of Oxford concerned with the teaching and research of classics. 
