Scrope Berdmore (23 November 1744 – 16 December 1814) was an

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academic administrator at the

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. Berdmore was elected

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(head) of

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in 1790, a post he held until 1810. While Warden at Merton College, Berdmore was also

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from 1796 until 1797.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Berdmore, Scrope 1744 births 1814 deaths Wardens of Merton College, Oxford Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford