18th century European scholarly societies and academies/Century Club

Summary
Name of Society: Century Club

Country: England

City: London

Active Dates: 1865-1881

Mainly a political club with a Liberal outlook consisting of gentlemen of high intelligence from Oxford and Cambridge Universities who devoted themselves primarily to humanitarian causes. One of the founding causes for the club was the reform of Oxford and Cambridge Universities from a church based education system to a non-secular scholarly system of higher education.