Thomas Batchcroft

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Thomas Batchcroft
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Born1572
Died1662

The Reverend Dr Thomas Batchcroft (1572-1662) was Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. [1] [2] On 15 April 1649 Dr Batchcroft was ejected from the mastership of Caius but returned in 1660.

A Master is the head or senior member of a college within a collegiate university, principally in the United Kingdom. The actual title of the head of a college varies widely between institutions.

Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge college of the University of Cambridge

Gonville & Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is the fourth-oldest college at the University of Cambridge and one of the wealthiest. The college has been attended by many students who have gone on to significant accomplishment, including fourteen Nobel Prize winners, the second-most of any Oxbridge college.

Offices Held

Academic offices
Preceded by
William Dell
Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
1660-1660
Succeeded by
Robert Brady
Preceded by
John Gostlin
Master of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
1626-1649
Succeeded by
William Dell

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References

  1. John Venn. Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College.
  2. 300 YEARS OF CARING The Poor House to High Haven. friendsofhighhaven.co.uk