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Vernon-Jones, Vernon Stanley (1875-1955), classicist and President of Magdalene College, Cambridge
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Dates of existence
1875 - 4 December 1955
History
Educated at King’s College. Made a Fellow at Magdalene in 1900. Director of Studies in Classics, Senior Tutor, Praelector, President (1937-1946). A good Greek scholar, though a somewhat eccentric character, obsessed by all matters digestive.
Obituary - College Magazine, October 1956