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Why did Edward Gibbon attend Magdalen College at Oxford?
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Edward Gibbon
Edward Gibbon, oil painting by Henry Walton, 1774; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Edward Gibbonâs father decided to enroll him at Magdalen College, Oxford, on April 3, 1752, primarily due to a sudden and significant improvement in Gibbon's health. Throughout his childhood, Gibbon had suffered from a series of illnesses that left him physically weak, but with the onset of puberty, his health improved, prompting his father to take this step in his education.1