University of Western Ontario

The University of Western Ontario is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. Popularly known as "Western University", it is a co-educational university, It has more than 24,000 students and 306,000 living alumni. The university's main campus is located on 1151 Richmond Street in London, Ontario. However, in addition to its main campus the university also operates other facilities throughout southwestern Ontario. History The university was founded on March 7, 1878. The supporter was Bishop Isaac Hellmuth of the Anglican Diocese of Huron. The name was "The Western University of London Ontario". References