Somerville was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall exclusively for educating female students, and was named after the pioneering female mathematician, Mary Somerville, who had died a few years before the college's foundation.
It was named in honour of the pioneering female mathematician, Mary Somerville, who had died a few years before the college's foundation. Somerville was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall exclusively for educating female students.
Somerville was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall exclusively for educating female students. It was named in honour of the pioneering female mathematician, Mary Somerville, who had died a few years before the college's foundation.
Somerville was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall exclusively for educating female students. It was named in honour of the pioneering female mathematician, Mary Somerville, who had died a few years before the college's foundation.