27. Prior to the war, Joseph Reavley was a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge. The Head of the College appears as a character throughout the series. What is the title of the Head of St John's College?
From Quiz We Shall Not Sleep
Answer:
Master
Aidan Thyer is the (fictional) Master of St John's College who plays an important role throughout the series of books.
St John's College, is an institution which is known formally as The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge. St Johns is one of 31 constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge University is the second oldest University in the English speaking world - it was founded in the 13th Century by some disgruntled scholars from the oldest University, Oxford.
St John's College was founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort in 1511. Its aims, as stated in the Statutes of the College, are "the promotion of education, religion, learning and research". Constitutionally, it is a charity under English law, although St John's College is the second wealthiest of the Oxbridge colleges, with fixed assets of £567,390,000.
Alumni of St John's College include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops and one Saint - the 16th Century Welsh martyr, Richard Gwyn.