List of masters of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

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The Master is the head of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and chairs the college council and governing body of the college. The following have served as Masters of Gonville and Caius College, or its forerunner, Gonville Hall. [1]

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List of masters

Staircaise L at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in 2010, housing the offices of former master Neil McKendrick, then future masters Sir Alan Fersht and Pippa Rogerson, and former presidents Iain Macpherson and Sir Sam Edwards. Staircase L Gonville & Caius.jpg
Staircaise L at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in 2010, housing the offices of former master Neil McKendrick, then future masters Sir Alan Fersht and Pippa Rogerson, and former presidents Iain Macpherson and Sir Sam Edwards.
List of masters
Gonville Hall
NameMaster
between
NotesRef(s).
John Colton 4 June 1349c. 1360First Master of Gonville Hall [2]
William Rougham [nb 1] c. 13601393He finished the College Chapel [3]
Richard Pulham 13931412 [4]
William Somersham 14121416 [5]
John Rickingale 14161426Chancellor of the University (1416-22), Chancellor of York, Bishop of Chichester [6]
Thomas Attwood 14261456
Thomas Boleyn c. 14561471/2
Edmund Sheriffe 14721476/7
Henry Costessey c. 14771483
John Barly 14831504/05
Edmund Stubb 1504/51513/14
William Buckenham 1513/141536
John Skypp 15361540
resigned
John Styrmin 15401552†
Thomas Bacon 15521558
Gonville and Caius College
NameImageMaster
between
NotesRef(s).
Thomas Bacon No image.svg 4 September 1557
(continued)
1 January 1559†
John Caius John Caius G&C.jpg 24 January 155927 June 1573
(nominated Legge)
Thomas Legge Portrait of Thomas Legge LLD by Sylvester Harding.jpg 27 June 157312 July 1607†
William Branthwaite William Branthwaite.jpg 14 December 1607January 1619†
John Gostlin John Gostlin G&C.jpg 16 February 161921 October 1626†
Thomas Batchcroft Thomas Batchcroft G&C.jpg 22 October 162615 April 1649
(expelled)
William Dell William Dell by Peter Lely.jpg 4 May 164911 May 1660
(resigned)
Thomas Batchcroft Thomas Batchcroft G&C.jpg 11 May 1660
(restored)
1 December 1660
(resigned)
Robert Brady Robert Brady by Daniel de Koninck.jpg 1 December 166019 August 1700†
James Halman James Halman G&C.jpg 24 August 170023 December 1702†
Sir John Ellys John Ellys G&C.jpg 1 January 170329 November 1716†
Sir Thomas Gooch ThomasGooch.jpg 29 November 171614 February 1754†
Sir James Burrough Sir James Burrough by JT Heins.jpg 27 February 17547 August 1764†
John Smith John Smith by Joshua Reynolds.jpg 17 August 176417 June 1795†
Richard Fisher Belward Richard Fisher Belward by John Opie.jpg 1 July 179516 May 1803†
Martin Davy Martin Davy by John Opie.jpg 31 May 180318 May 1839†
Benedict Chapman Benedict Chapman by Thomas Phillips.jpg 11 June 183923 October 1852†
Edwin Guest Edwin Guest by John Watson Gordon.jpg 4 November 18528 October 1880
(resigned)
Norman Macleod Ferrers Norman Macleod Ferrers by John Collier.jpg 27 October 188031 January 1903†
Ernest Stewart Roberts Ernest Stewart Roberts by Arthur Hacker.jpg 16 February 190316 June 1912†
Sir Hugh Kerr Anderson Hugh Kerr Anderson by William Orpen.jpg 2 July 19122 November 1928†
John Forbes Cameron No image.svg 23 November 192830 September 1948
Sir James Chadwick James Chadwick.jpg 19481959
Sir Nevill Francis Mott Mott,Nevill Francis Heisenberg 1952 London.jpg 19591966
Joseph Needham Joseph Needham in Cambridge 1965 04 (cropped).jpg 19661976
Sir William Wade No image.svg 19761988
Peter Gray No image.svg 19881996
Neil McKendrick No image.svg 1 October 19962006
Sir Christopher Hum No image.svg 20062012
Sir Alan Fersht Alan Fersht in his rooms at Gonville and Caius.jpg 1 October 201230 September 2018
Pippa Rogerson No image.svg 1 October 201830 September 2025
Richard Gilbertson Professor Richard Gilbertson.jpg 1 October 2025Incumbent [7]

Presidents of Fellows

The following have served as the president of Fellows of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge from the given date.

PresidentTerm of office
James Burrough 1751–1754 (elected Master)
John Smith 1754–1764 (elected Master)
Joshua White1764–1766
Charles Carver [8] 1766–1767
James Hicks [9] 1767–1769
Bartholomew Edwards1769–1782
Samuel Reeve [10] 1782–1789†
Richard Fisher Belward [11] 1790–1795 (elected Master)
Thomas Cooke Burroughes [12] 1795–1797
Martin Davy 1798–1803 (elected Master)
John Drew Borton [13] 1803–1805
Jeremy Day [14] 1819–1821
Hamnet Holditch [15] 1835–1867†
Benjamin Heath Drury [16] 1868–1875
Alfred George Day [17] 1875–1877
Benjamin Heath Drury1877–1894
Ernest Stewart Roberts [18] 1894–1903 (elected Master)
John Venn 1903–1923†
Edward John Gross [19] April–Aug. 1923†
William Warwick Buckland [20] 1923–1946†
F. J. M. Stratton [21] 1946–1948
Edwin Keppel Bennett 1948–1956
Sir Ronald Fisher 1956–1959
Joseph Needham 1959–1966 (elected Master)
Philip Grierson 1966–1976
Michael Prichard1976–1980
Iain Macpherson1980–1992
Sir Sam Edwards 1992–1997
James Fitzsimons [22] 1997–2005
W. Yao Liang [23] 2005–2013
John Mollon [24] 2013–2021
Peter Robinson [25] 2021–

References

  1. A History of Gonville and Caius College does not include William Rougham as Master. It is thought more likely Richard Pulham served as Master from an earlier point.(Christopher Brooke, 1985; ISBN: 0 85115 423 9)
  1. 'The colleges and halls: Gonville and Caius', A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3: The City and University of Cambridge. (1959), pp. 356-362. British History Online.
  2. "COLTON, John (CLTN349J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. "ROUGHAM, William (RHN351W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. "Pulham, Richard (PLHN351R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. "Somersham, William (SMRN412W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  6. "Rickingale, John (RKNL416J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  7. "Carver, Charles (CRVR741C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  8. "Hicks, James (HKS742J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  9. "Reeve, Samuel (RV756S)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  10. "Fisher (post Belward), Richard (FSR765R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  11. "Burroughes, Thomas Cooke (BRHS773TC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  12. "Borton, John Drew (BRTN785JD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  13. "Day, Jeremy (DY790J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  14. "Holditch, Hamnett (HLDC818H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  15. "Drury, Benjamin Heath (DRRY835BH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  16. "Day, Alfred George (DY843AG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  17. "Roberts, Ernest Stewart (RBRS865ES)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  18. "Gross, Edward John (GRS862EJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  19. "Buckland, William Warwick (BKLT881WW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  20. Beer, Arthur (3 June 2016). Vistas in Astronomy. Vol. 1. Elsevier. p. xv. ISBN   978-1-4832-2513-5 . Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  21. College News Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . babylon.acad.cai.cam.ac.uk
  22. Professor Yao Liang
  23. College news
  24. College news
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