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[[File:University of Cambridge coat of arms official.svg|thumb|University coat of arms]]The '''University of Cambridge''', located in the City of [[Cambridge]], is the second-oldest university in the United Kingdom, having been founded in 1209.<ref>http://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/history/timeline "About the University: Timeline".</ref> It has a worldwide reputation, particularly in the fields of mathematics and science. | [[File:University of Cambridge coat of arms official.svg|thumb|University coat of arms]]The '''University of Cambridge''', located in the City of [[Cambridge]], is the second-oldest university in the United Kingdom, having been founded in 1209.<ref>http://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/history/timeline "About the University: Timeline".</ref> It has a worldwide reputation, particularly in the fields of mathematics and science. | ||
Former students at Cambridge include: | |||
*[[Christopher Marlowe]] | |||
*[[Francis Bacon (philosopher)]] | |||
*[[Edward Carpenter]] | |||
*[[John Maynard Keynes]] | |||
*[[Dillwyn Knox]] | |||
*[[Patrick Trevor-Roper]] | |||
*[[Sophie Wilson]] | |||
*[[Alfred, Lord Tennyson]] | |||
*[[Clare Balding]] | |||
*[[Sandi Toksvig]] | |||
*[[Sue Perkins]] | |||
*[[John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley]] | |||
*[[George Ives]] | |||
*[[Rowan Williams]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:00, 14 March 2016
The University of Cambridge, located in the City of Cambridge, is the second-oldest university in the United Kingdom, having been founded in 1209.[1] It has a worldwide reputation, particularly in the fields of mathematics and science.
Former students at Cambridge include:
- Christopher Marlowe
- Francis Bacon (philosopher)
- Edward Carpenter
- John Maynard Keynes
- Dillwyn Knox
- Patrick Trevor-Roper
- Sophie Wilson
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Clare Balding
- Sandi Toksvig
- Sue Perkins
- John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley
- George Ives
- Rowan Williams
References
<references>
- ↑ http://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/history/timeline "About the University: Timeline".