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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.
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Former students at Cambridge include:
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*[[Christopher Marlowe]]
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*[[Francis Bacon (philosopher)]]
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*[[Edward Carpenter]]
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*[[John Maynard Keynes]]
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*[[Dillwyn Knox]]
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*[[Patrick Trevor-Roper]]
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*[[Sophie Wilson]]
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*[[Alfred, Lord Tennyson]]
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*[[Clare Balding]]
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*[[Sandi Toksvig]]
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*[[Sue Perkins]]
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*[[John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley]]
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*[[George Ives]]
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*[[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:

References

  1. http://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university/history/timeline "About the University: Timeline".