Christ's College - Cambridge - United Kingdom: Ratings, Rankings and Reviews
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Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 250 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as God's House. In 1505, the college was granted a new royal charter, was given a substantial endowment by Lady Margaret Beaufort, and changed its name to Christ's College, becoming the twelfth of the Cambridge colleges to be founded in its modern form.
Alumni of the college include the poet John Milton, the naturalist Charles Darwin, as well as the Nobel Laureates Martin Evans, James Meade, Alexander Todd and Duncan Haldane. The Master is Lord McDonald of Salford.
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- Country: United Kingdom
- City: Cambridge
- Postal Code: CB2 3BU
- http://www.christs.cam.ac.uk/
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- Headquarters Location: Cambridge
- Global Ranking Score (Higher is Better): 189930
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Some Famous Alumni of Christ's College
Charles Darwin
naturalist, writer, geologist, beekeeper, biologist, botanist, entomologist, travel writer, philosopher, explorer, ethologist, carcinologistJohn Oliver
screenwriter, actor, writer, comedian, television producer, television presenter, journalist, television actor, film actorJagadish Chandra Bose
Colin Dexter
Heng Swee Keat
Sacha Baron Cohen
screenwriter, actor, celebrity, comedian, television producer, voice actor, film producer, model, television actor, film actor, manufacturerMatt Hancock
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
John Milton
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