Trinity College (Cambridge)

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The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity
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founding 1546
Sponsorship University of Cambridge
place Cambridge
master Sir Gregory Winter CBE FRS
Students 656
postgraduates : 380
Website trin.cam.ac.uk
The Great Gate is the main entrance to the college and leads to the Great Court . A statue of the college's founder, Henry VIII (England) , stands in a niche above the entrance.
Great Court , the largest court in Cambridge
Great Court

The Trinity College is a college of the University of Cambridge and is home to about 1,000  students and 160 teachers. It has a strong academic tradition and to date has produced 34  Nobel Prize winners and four Fields Medalists . Trinity is also known for the annual Mayball and its rowing club First and Third Trinity Boat Club, as well as its choir, The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge .

History and structure

The college was founded by Henry VIII in December 1546 shortly before his death. To this end, he united the two older colleges Michaelhouse and King's Hall and furnished the newly founded college with land and income that came largely from the confiscated monastery property.

The college's buildings stretch between Gonville and Caius College to the south and St John's College to the north, from Trinity Street west to the River Cam . Most of them date from the 16th and 17th centuries. The main entrance, the Great Gate, which was built at the beginning of the 16th century as the entrance to King's Hall, leads to the Great Court , the approximately rectangular inner courtyard, which is the largest in Cambridge with an area of ​​around 8,000 m². Its design goes back to Thomas Nevile , the master of the college from 1593 to 1615, who redesigned large parts of the college. He also had Nevile's Court built between the Great Court and the Cam, which was graduated to the west in the late 17th century with the construction of the Wren Library by Christopher Wren .

Nobel Prize Winner

As of 2019, there are a total of 34 Nobel Prize winners who have studied, researched or taught at Trinity College. Of these, 13 received the Nobel Prize for physics , 9 for chemistry , 7 for physiology or medicine , 3 for economics and one each for literature or peace .

Other award winners

Fields Medal Winner

To date, four Trinity College members have been awarded the Fields Medal:

Oscars

Four Trinity College members have received an Oscar :

Famous alumni

List of masters

The head of Trinity College is the master . The first master was John Redman , he was appointed in 1546. Originally the office was bestowed by the king, sometimes as an award to important people. Today the college's fellows , supported by the government, elect the masters, the role of the royal family is only nominal.

The list of Masters at Trinity College includes (along with other personalities):

Web links

Commons : Trinity College  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Nobel Laureates - Trinity College Cambridge. In: Trinity College Cambridge> About> Famous Trinity Alumni> Nobel Laureates. Trinity College Cambridge, accessed March 29, 2020 .
  2. ^ A b c Medallists and Prize-Winners - Trinity College Cambridge. In: Trinity College Cambridge> About> Famous Trinity Alumni> Medallists and Prize-Winners. Trinity College Cambridge, accessed March 29, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Reference date: February 10, 1920 - Alex Comfort's birthday , WDR of February 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Masters & Fellows - Trinity College Cambridge. In: Trinity College Cambridge> About> Master & Fellows. University of Cambridge, Trinity College Cambridge, accessed March 30, 2020 .
  5. ^ The Master of Trinity - Trinity College Cambridge. In: Trinity College Cambridge> About> Master & Fellows. University of Cambridge, Trinity College Cambridge, accessed March 30, 2020 .

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