hat
Inivèsite a dwe orijin premye li yo nan Lekòl la of Art ak Syans etabli nan Lekti nan 1860 ak 1870. nan 1892 nan Kolèj nan Lekti te fonde kòm yon kolèj ekstansyon pa Kris la Legliz, yon kolèj nan Inivèsite a nan Oxford. Prezidan an premye te jeyograf nan Sir Halford Jan Mackinder. Lekòl la of Art, ak Syans yo te transfere nan kolèj la nouvo pa Lekti Konsèy Town nan menm ane an.
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The university owes its first origins to the Schools of Art and Science established in Reading in 1860 and 1870. In 1892 the College at Reading was founded as an extension college by Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford. The first President was the geographer Sir Halford John Mackinder. The Schools of Art and Science were transferred to the new college by Reading Town Council in the same year.