What was the founding name of the university other than the University of Leeds where E. V. Gordon teaches medieval Germanic languages?
Victoria University of Manchester The former Victoria University of Manchester, now the University of Manchester, was founded in 1851 as Owens College. In 1880, the college joined the federal Victoria University, gaining an independent university charter in 1904 as the Victoria University of Manchester after the collapse of the federal university.
Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool John Moores University ("brevis:" LJMU) is a public research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It has 21,875 students, of which 18,375 are undergraduate students and 3,500 are postgraduate, making it the 33rd largest university in the UK by total student population.