Queens' College, Cambridge facts for kids
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Queens' College Gatehouse
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![]() Arms of Queens' College, being the arms of Margaret of Anjou
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University | University of Cambridge | |||||||||||
Location | Silver Street (map) | |||||||||||
Full name | The Queen's College of St Margaret and St Bernard | |||||||||||
Abbreviation | Q | |||||||||||
Motto | Floreat Domus (Latin) | |||||||||||
Motto in English | May this house flourish | |||||||||||
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Established | 1448 Refounded 1465 |
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President | Mohamed A. El-Erian | |||||||||||
Undergraduates | 508 | |||||||||||
Postgraduates | 522 | |||||||||||
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Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Queens' is one of the oldest colleges of the university, founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou, and has some of the most iconic and recognisable buildings in Cambridge. The college spans the river Cam, colloquially referred to as the "light side" and the "dark side", with the Mathematical Bridge connecting the two.
The college's alumni include heads of government and politicians from various countries, royalty, religious leaders, astronauts and Oscar nominees. One of its most famous matriculants is Desiderius Erasmus, who studied at the college during his trips to England between 1506 and 1515.
Other notable alumni include Arthurian author T. H. White, Cambridge University's first black graduate Alexander Crummell, Israeli politician Abba Eban, founding father of Ghana William Ofori Atta, newsreader and journalist Emily Maitlis, actor Stephen Fry, Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey, and British Parliamentarians such as Stephen Kinnock and Liz Kendall.
As of June 2016[update], the college held non-current assets valued at £111.18 million.
The current president of the college is the senior economist and alumnus Mohamed A. El-Erian. Past presidents include Saint John Fisher.
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Erasmus, humanist, priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.
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Thomas Perronet Thompson, British Parliamentarian and Governor of Sierra Leone
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Alexander Crummell, minister, academic, and first black graduate of Cambridge University
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Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer.
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Abba Eban, Israeli politician.
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Stephen Fry, actor, author and comedian.
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Karen Duff, British scientist
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Prince Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain.
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Lord Falconer, former Lord Chancellor.
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Paul Greengrass, Oscar-nominated film director and screenwriter.
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Stephen Kinnock, Welsh Labour MP
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Emily Maitlis, a British journalist and newsreader.
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Liz Kendall, Labour MP and former leadership contender.
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Julia Lopez, Conservative MP
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Hannah Murray, actress
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Saint John Fisher, president of Queens' 1505–1508.
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Herbert Palmer, president of Queens' 1644–1647.
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Isaac Milner, president of Queens' 1788–1820.
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Lord Oxburgh, president of Queens' 1982-1989.
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Sir John Polkinghorne, president of Queens' 1988–1996.
See also
In Spanish: Queens' College (Cambridge) para niños