Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse is the oldest college in the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Peterhouse has 270 undergraduates, 125 graduate students and 45 fellows, making it the smallest College in Cambridge.
Famous alumni of Peterhouse
- Richard Baker (newsreader)
- Augustus Theodore Bartholomew (Cambridge librarian)
- Steph Cook (gold medal Pentathlon Olympian)
- Richard Eyre (film and theatre director)
- Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (Prime Minister 1768-1770)
- Colin Charles Greenwood (bass Player of Radiohead)
- Michael Howard (MP, current leader of the Conservative Party)
- James Mason (actor)
- Chris Mead (ornithologist)
- Sam Mendes (film director and producer)
- Christopher Meyer (former British ambassador to the USA)
- David Mitchell (comedian)
- Michael Portillo (former Conservative MP )
- Claudia Pugh-Thomas (trapeze artist)
- Malcolm Rifkind (Conservative MP)
- Anthony St Leger (soldier, politician, Governor of Saint Lucia, and founder of the St. Leger Stakes)
- Frank Whittle (developed jet propulsion)
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | Buildings and grounds |
| ► | Oddities, traditions and legends |
| ► | Famous alumni of Peterhouse |
| ► | Famous Fellows of Peterhouse |
| ► | External links |
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