Mather Sundial

Date of Commission: 1907

Date of Occupancy: 1907

Other Dates in Building's History:

1907: Sir William Mather, a member of the British Parliament, given a honorary degree in 1905. He commissions the sundial as a gift to Princeton to honor the connection between Princeton and Oxford. The Mather Sundial is a replica of the sixteenth century Turbull Sundial at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. The calibration on the sundial reflects Princeton's geoographical coordinates.

Donor(s): Sir William Mather

Named for: Sir William Mather

Other Agent(s): Inigo Triggs (building agent of)