Thomas Hill Green black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: Thomas Hill Green (1832–1882). Educationalist, Fellow of Balliol, White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy. Elected (1876) first university member of Oxford City Council to help found and establish the High School for Boys (1881–1966), thereby completing the city’s ‘ladder of learning’ from elementary school to university – a project dearest to his heart. Thus were united town and gown in common cause.

Thomas Hill Green was a prominent British philosopher, educationalist, and professor at Oxford University, known for his contributions to liberal theory and for founding the High School for Boys in Oxford, aiming to create a comprehensive educational pathway from elementary to university level.