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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 is made up of a number of self-governing colleges and other institutions, and has a worldwide reputation, particularly in the fields of mathematics and science.

LGBT history

The Apostles, or The Society, is an exclusive club for students at Cambridge.

Notable alumni and academics

Christ's College

• Rowan Williams

Clare College

• Matthew Parris
• Patrick Trevor-Roper

Corpus Christi College

• Christopher Marlowe

Girton College

• Sandi Toksvig

Gonville and Caius College

• Simon Milton
• Titus Oates

King's College

See King's College, Cambridge

Magdalene College

• Antony Grey
• George Ives
• Rowan Williams (Master)

New Hall

• Sue Perkins

Newnham College

• Clare Balding

Pembroke College

• A E Dyson

Peterhouse

• Guy Black, Baron Black of Brentwood

Queens College

• Stephen Fry
• T H White

Selwyn College

• Stephen Wall
• Sophie Wilson

St Catharine's College

• Ian McKellen

St John's College

• John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley
• Derek Jacobi

Trinity College

• Francis Bacon (philosopher)
• Anthony Blunt
• Guy Burgess
• Peter Mitchell
• Isaac Newton
• Tamsin Omond
• Alfred, Lord Tennyson
• Justin Welby
• John Wilkins (Master)

Trinity Hall

• Edward Carpenter
• Nicholas Hytner

References

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