John Power, D.D. (13 June 1819 – 18 November 1880) was a British

academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

in the 19th century, who served as Master of

Pembroke College, Cambridge Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college is the third-oldest college of the university and has over 700 students and fellows. It is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from ...

, from 1870 until his death. Power was born on 13 June 1819 in Freasley, Warwickshire. He was educated at

, graduating

B.A. A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree ...

in 1841, and

M.A. A Master of Arts ( or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Those admitted to the degree have ...

in 1844. Power was elected Fellow of Pembroke in 1841; and Master in 1870. He was twice Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, between 1870 and 1872 and 1878 to 1879.University of Cambridge website
/ref> Power died in Cambridge on 18 November 1880.

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1819 births 1880 deaths Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Vice-chancellors of the University of Cambridge Fellows of Pembroke College, Cambridge Masters of Pembroke College, Cambridge People from Warwickshire {{UCambridge-stub