Fitzwilliam College
| The Masters, Fellows and Scholars of Fitzwilliam College in the University of Cambridge | |
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| founding | 1869 (1887 Fitzwilliam Hall, later Fitzwilliam House) |
| Sponsorship | University of Cambridge |
| place | Cambridge |
| master | Robert Lethbridge |
| Students | 470 postgraduates : 150 |
| Website | www.fitz.ac.uk |
The Fitzwilliam College , commonly known as Fitz known in 1869 as a department of the University of Cambridge established to supervise students without college affiliation. It gained increasing independence, thanks to active and successful students, and in 1966 incorporated into the federal college system of the University of Cambridge. In terms of numbers, it is one of the largest colleges and is considered to be the newest of the old and the oldest of the new colleges. It is in the northeast of the city of Cambridge. It is one of the poorest colleges financially, but one of the most successful academically and athletically.
The earliest evidence of the settlement of Cambridge can be found on the grounds of the college. In January 2008, the remains of a 3500 year old farm were discovered. The tower of the college library is believed to be the highest point in Cambridge.
history
Fitzwilliam was an attempt in 1869 to found an institution for students at Cambridge University who did not want to belong to a college. Membership in a college is a prerequisite for studying at this university and the establishment of a "non-collegiate" was a decision of the royal commission. The students and management acted like college students, and so in 1887 the name Fitzwilliam Hall was officially introduced. It was named after the Earl of Fitzwilliam, after whom the Fitzwilliam Museum was named. The number of students grew rapidly, except for the war years. From 1960 Fitzwilliam moved from the city center to the residential area of Cambridge. Sir Denys Lasdun designed the new college buildings, which are grouped around the historic villas The Grove and Atholl Lodge . In 1966, thanks to influential alumni, it was possible to obtain a royal constitution.
List of masters
(Until the name was changed to College , the Master was called Censor .)
- Revd. Ralph Benjamin Somerset, Censor 1869-1881
- Francis George Howard, 1881-1889
- Tristram Frederick Croft Huddleston, 1890-1907
- William Fiddian Reddaway, 1907-1924
- William Sutherland Thatcher, 1924-1935
- Walter Wyatt Grave, Censor 1956–1966, Master 1966–1971
- Edward Miller, 1971-1981
- Professor Sir James Holt, 1981–1988
- Professor Gordon Cameron, 1988-1990
- Professor Alan Cuthbert, 1991-1999
- Professor Brian Johnson, 1999-2005
- Professor Robert Lethbridge, since 2005.
Honorary professorships
- William Sutherland Thatcher, former censor, 1963.
- Harry Lee Kuan Yew, Alumnus, Prime Minister of Singapore, 1969.
- Juan Carlos, King of Spain, 1988.
- Sophia, Queen of Spain, 1988.
- Dr Shanker Sharma, President of India, 1993.
Alumni
| Surname | Born | Gest. | job |
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| Charles Scott Sherrington | 1857 | 1952 | British neurophysiologist, 1932 Nobel Prize in Medicine |
| Albert from Szent-Györgyi Nagyrápolt | 1893 | 1986 | Hungarian physician and biochemist, 1937 Nobel Prize in Medicine |
| Subhas Chandra Bose | 1897 | 1945 | Indian revolutionary |
| Ernst Boris Chain | 1906 | 1979 | British biochemist and bacteriologist, 1945 Nobel Prize in Medicine |
| Shankar Dayal Sharma | 1918 | 1999 | President of India (1992–1997) |
| Lee Kuan Yew | 1923 | Prime Minister of Singapore | |
| César Milstein | 1927 | Argentine molecular biologist, 1984 Nobel Prize in Medicine | |
| Norman Lamont | 1942 | Former British Chancellor of the Exchequer, appointed to the high nobility in 1998 | |
| Vince Cable | 1943 | Current British Secretary of Commerce | |
| David Atherton | 1944 | English conductor | |
| Christopher Martin-Jenkins | 1945 | Cricketer and journalist | |
| Nick Drake | 1948 | 1974 | English composer |
| Ahmed Rashid | 1948 | Journalist and author | |
| Lee Hall | 1966 | English playwright and screenwriter | |
| Giles Foden | 1967 | author | |
| Andy Burnham | 1970 | British politician | |
| Arran Fernandez | 1995 | British mathematician |
Patron
2nd patron:
- Kimiko Tsuzuki, Rector of Tsuzuki Sogo Gakuen, Fukuoka University, Japan
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bronze Age site is found in city. BBC News, January 17, 2008, accessed February 5, 2009 .
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