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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.

Notable alumni and academics

Clare College

• Patrick Trevor-Roper

Corpus Christi College

• Christopher Marlowe

King's College

See King's College, Cambridge

Newnham College

• [[Clare Balding]

Selwyn College

• Sophie Wilson

Trinity College

• Francis Bacon (philosopher)
• Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Trinity Hall

• Edward Carpenter

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• Sandi Toksvig
• Sue Perkins
• John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley
• George Ives
• Rowan Williams

References

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