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Search:. Search. A Quest for Wisdom: Inspiring Purpose on the Path of Life. A Quest for Wisdom is a wide-ranging volume which brings together 25 of David Lorimer’s highly acclaimed essays. Among the significant thinkers featured here are many who

Search:. Search. Countdown to a Killing. Tom McAulay. Wen Li, an anxious young woman who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, is tormented by an incessant fear that she might have homicidal impulses. Wen falls for her self-absorbed colleague,

Search:. Search. ÜberLeben im Dritten Reich: Handlungsspielräume und Perspektiven von Juden und ihren Helfern. Survival in the Third Reich: Scope for Action and Perspectives for Jews and Their Helpers. College information. St Andrew's Street,

Search:. Search. Norman Colin Dexter OBE (m. 1950), was born on 29 September 1930 and is better known as Colin Dexter, the British crime writer of the Inspector Morse series of novels. Dexter was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire and was educated at St.

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Search:. Search. Justice Amar Nath Grover (1912-1993). Grover was a Judge, Jurist, and chairman of the Press Council of India. He was most famous for his judgement on the constitutional rights case Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerala. Grover was

Search:. Search. Alfred Cort Haddon (1855-1940). Undergraduate at Christ’s 1875-9. Fellow of the College 1901-1940. The pioneering researcher Alfred Cort Haddon was one of modern anthropology’s founding fathers and a highly characteristic

Search:. Search. If Grief were a bird. Elizabeth Barton. ‘Elizabeth Barton has a unique voice – rooted in her love for the land, the earth, and also for her family and the father she has lost. The poems in this pamphlet are carefully crafted,

Search:. Search. Sir Oliver Wright (1922-2009). Sir Oliver Wright had the rare distinction, a year after his retirement from the Diplomatic Service, to be invited back to be British Ambassador to the United States. John Oliver Wright was born on

Search:. Search. William Paley was an English clergyman, Christian apologist, philosopher, and utilitarian. He is best known for his natural theology exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God in his work Natural Theology or

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In 1942 Nicol obtained a government scholarship to Christ's College to read the Natural Sciences Tripos and and in 1946 graduated with first class honours, the first black African to

Search:. Search. J. P. Kenyon (1927-1996). Professor John Kenyon was Lecturer in History at Cambridge (1956-62), and Professor of Modern History at the Universities of Hull (1962-1981), St Andrews (1981-7) and Kansas (1987-94). He authored nine books

Search:. Search. There are several ways to stay in touch with College and keep informed about all of the news from Christ's alumni, students, Fellows, and staff. We produce three different publications throughout the year. Pieces is a printed

Search:. Search. Jagadis Chandra Bose (1858-1937). Pioneer of electro-magnetic waves and widely regarded as the first modern Indian scientist, Jagadis Chandra Bose was a far-sighted visionary and gifted experimentalist. In 1895 in Calcutta, he

Search:. Search. Dr Rowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, PC, FBA, FRSL, FLSW (m. 1968), is a Welsh Anglican bishop and former Archbishop of Canterbury. He was born in Swansea, South Wales on 14 June 1950 and was educated at Dynevor

Search:. Search. Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg PC, QC (m. 1955), known as Derry Irvine, is a Scottish lawyer, judge, and political figure. Irvine was born on 23 June 1940 in Inverness, Scotland, and was educated

Also known as the Sizar's Fund, from the historical term for poor students who performed tasks for the College, our Hardship Fund is designed to support students who find themselves ... To learn more about this fund, and to donate, please use the links

Search:. Search. Sir Charles Saumarez Smith CBE, is a cultural historian and prominent figure in the British art and museum scene. He was born in 1954 in Salisbury and attended Marlborough College before attending King’s College Cambridge, where

Search:. Search. Mastership Announcement 2016 . The new Master, Professor Jane Stapleton FBA. The College is pleased to announce that the Fellows have elected Professor Jane Stapleton FBA to be the 38. th. Master, in succession to Professor Frank

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Search:. Search. Boxed set Folio-Style Special Edition for Christ's College . "Two Views of Creation: Milton and Darwin" (2006) £1.50 (pamphlet). Professor Sir Paul Nurse, FRS Nobel Laureate. The above items can be purchased from the Development

Search:. Search. Natalie Haynes (m. 1993) is a British writer and broadcaster and a former comedian. She was born in Birmingham in 1974 and attended King Edward VI High School for Girls in Birmingham and then read Classics at Christ's College.

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Search:. Search. We are pleased to offer this limited edition print of the College. The print is signed and numbered by the artist, Dennis Roxby Bott RWS, and the image size is approximately 12" by 18". The print is available to members of

In Living with Alzheimer's – a Love Story, Christ's College alumnus Robin Thomson (m. 1962) has written about his experience with his wife, Shoko, as well as the bigger picture of the health and social care systems.

Search:. Search. Sathnam Sanghera (m. 1995) was born to Punjabi parents in the West Midlands in 1976, attended Wolverhampton Grammar School and graduated from Christ’s College, Cambridge with a first class degree in English Language and Literature

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Search:. Search. Claire writes: 'You get to do all sorts of interesting things when you’re researching a book. For my first one, Last Seen in Lhasa, I went to Tibet in search of a rare red lily. For my novel, The Pagoda Tree, I met a prince, rode

Search:. Search. An excellent bottle of wine can be the spark that inspires a brainstorming session. Such was the case for Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle, scientists who frequently collaborate on book and museum exhibition projects. When the

Search:. Search. How much power does a monarch really have? How much autonomy do they enjoy? Who regulates the size of the royal family, their finances, the rules of succession? These are some of the questions considered in this edited collection on

Search:. Search. Beech, birch, ash, sycamore, oak. Maple, mango, hawthorn, cherry. Scots pine and Japanese cedar. The company of trees is different from. that of any other living thing. This is a story of the humans who love trees. From tree sitters

Search:. Search. In the opening months of the First World War, 1,500 men from Cambridgeshire came forward to serve their country as a battalion in Kitchener's New Army. They came from the city and they came from the fields. Many had never left the

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Search:. Search. Forty Poems for Dylan Thomas. Roger Stennett. A unique collection, composed entirely of meditations on the life, work, and legacy of Dylan Thomas. Through this prism, Stennett crafts a visionary blend of history, myth, allusion and

Search:. Search. Compiled from letters home and a diary written in the immediate aftermath of the First World War, We are all Flourishing is a remarkable and moving first-hand account of one man’s service during 1914-19. Walter Coats was an

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Search:. Search. Thomas Nelson Jnr. (1738-1789). Thomas Nelson, who signed the American Declaration of Independence, was born at Yorktown, Virginia, Dec. 26, 1738 and died in 1789. He studied at Christ’s between 1758 and 1761, although it is not

Search:. Search. Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Christ's College is where the famous biologist and naturalist and father of evolutionary biology, studied. He was a young, innovative and enthusiastic student, destined initially for a life in Holy Orders.

Search:. Search. Worshipping a Crucified Man: Christians, Graeco-Romans and Scripture in the Second Century. Jeremy Hudson. By the mid-second century Christian writers were engaging in debates with educated audiences from non-Jewish Graeco-Roman

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Search:. Search. Gilbert Jessop (1874-1955). Gilbert Laird Jessop (19 May 1874 – 11 May 1955) was perhaps one of England's greatest cricketers. Between 1894 and the outbreak of World War I in 1914, he played 493 First Class matches and represented

Search:. Search. Ian Balding. From Pieces, Lent Term 2002:. A racing certainty. Ian Balding LVO, racehorse trainer (since 1964). Born 7 November 1938. Studied Rural Estate Management at Christ's College 1959-62 (rugby blue 1961). Trained horses for

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Search:. Search. To download a Legacy Pledge Form, click here.. To download a Codicil (to amend an existing Will),Quick links. College information. St Andrew's Street, Cambridge, CB2 3BU, UK. Phone: (0)1223 366710. alumni@christs.cam.ac.uk

Search:. Search. Buildings Fund. Contact. Alexandra Rowlands. Development Director . ... To learn more about this fund, and to donate, please use the links to the right.