Homerton College, Cambridge facts for kids
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Homerton College is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, England. Its name comes from the area of Homerton in London. It was first formed there in 1850 from a group of students who wanted to change the way pedagogy (how people teach) was studied. They moved to Cambridge in 1894, but the college only became part of the University in 1976. Only in 2010 it was given the full status.
Homerton College is the biggest in Cambridge: it has 1200 students. Many of them study Education because the department is there. The college is not in the city centre of Cambridge but on Hills Road.
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The Cavendish Building, Homerton College
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Homerton's Castellated Tower.
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The Great Hall (1889) with Jane Benham Hay's 'The Florentine Procession' on display.
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The College croquet lawn in Summer.
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The College orchard
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Samuel Dyer (1804–1843), typographer and translator of the Bible into Chinese.
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William Ellis (1794–1872) English missionary, traveller, geographer, and ethnographer.
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Robert Cotton Mather (1808–1877), English missionary, author, and translator in India.
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Edward Stallybrass (1794-1884), translator of the Bible into Mongolian.
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William Johnson Fox (1786–1864) English religious and political orator.
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Charles Wellbeloved (1769–1858) English Unitarian divine, archaeologist, and author.
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Tamzin Merchant (born 1987), English actress.
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Olivia Colman (born 1974), BAFTA award-winning English actress.
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Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, CH, CBE (1934–2016) Honorary Fellow. English composer and conductor; Master of the Queen's Music.
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Sir Andrew Motion, FRSL (born 1952) Honorary Fellow. English poet, novelist, and biographer; Poet Laureate from 1999 to May 2009.
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Dame Carol Ann Duffy, DBE, FRSL (born 1955) Honorary Fellow. British poet and playwright; Poet Laureate since May 2009.
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