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Search:. Search. Baron Charles Percy (C.P.) Snow, CBE, was a British novelist, scientist, and government administrator. He was born in Leicester on 15 October 1905, the second of four boys. He attended Alderman Newton's School, and then

He was educated at the Raffles Institution in Singapore, before coming up to Christ’s in 1980 to read economics.

Search:. Search. Lord Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd OM PRS FRSE, was a British biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide coenzymes gained him the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Todd was

Search:. Search. Adetomiwa Edun. Adetomiwa Edun (m. 2002) read Classics at Christ's, winning the dissertation prize in his final year for a thesis on Homer's Odyssey. He is an actor, who in 2011 played Sir Elyan in Merlin, BBC. In 2009 he played

Search:. Search. Jane Martinson. Jane (m. 1987) is the Marjorie Deane Professor of Fincancial Journalism in the Department of Journalism at City, University of London. Prior to this, Jane was appointed The Guardian's head of media and women's

Search:. Search. This is a beautiful book which raises important questions about home and belonging, community, and modern country life. Having lived in London and Buenos Aires, Oliver and his family substituted their urban life for a quieter

Notbale alumnus, Rowley Leigh - chef, restauranteur and journalist

Search:. Search. John Burrow (1935-2009). Professor John Wyon Burrow (m. 1954) was born at Southsea on June 4 1935 to parents who, while not well-educated themselves, encouraged his intellectual interests. He grew up in Devon, an only child, and

Search:. Search. Pieces is the Christ's College alumni newsletter. PIECES ISSUE 45 - Easter Term 2023. Previous editions of Pieces can be viewed online here.. If you would like to submit an article, photo or news story for Pieces, we would love to

Search:. Search. Earl Louis Mountbatten of Burma (1900-1979). British Admiral of the Fleet and statesman, Louis Mountbatten was the great-grandson of Queen Victoria. In the Second World War, he was appointed chief of Combined Operations Command,

Search:. Search. Highpoints: A 3,500 mile walk from John O'Groats to Land's End via the highest point of every county. Victoria Morris. This is a really lovely book: a compelling read that reveals fresh delights on every page. The elegant writing

Search:. Search. James Edward Reynolds (m. 1992) is the Rome Correspondent for BBC News. Reynolds was born on 20 May 1974 in Kingston-upon-Thames, and is the son of former BBC correspondent Paul Reynolds. Reynolds was brought up in New York City,

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Search:. Search. Rachel Chaplin. Dr Rachel Chaplin (m. 1998) works as an oboist with many of the leading period instrument orchestras in the UK and abroad, including the English Baroque Soloists, Classical Opera Company, Florilegium and Retrospect

Search:. Search. ‘John Woolley’s poems have been produces in small batches which is delightful, but unfortunate, because they are poems of great distinction which deserve a much wider audience. John’s poems are formal structures , and his

Search:. Search. Miles Millar (m. 1987) is a British screenwriter and producer who is best known for co-developing and writing the long-running Superman-inspired television series Smallville. Millar was born in 1967 and attended Claremont Fan Court

Search:. Search. Anne McLaren (1927-2007). Scientist, teacher, quiet revolutionary, socialist, mentor and encourager of young and unconventional talent - especially in women. She was a founder of the Association of Women in Science and Engineering,

Search:. Search. Territories by Yvonne Salmon (m. 1992) and James Riley. Territories collects a series of texts based on the collaborative, expanded cinema works of Yvonne Salmon and James Riley. Their work involves a mixture of site-specific

Search:. Search. Issam Kourbaj. Issam has been associated with Christ's for many years and has greatly enriched the visual arts in college, in part through his life drawing classes but also through various works he has developed in college, notably

Search:. Search. Nick English is an Olympic Rower and Wold Champion medal winner. Nick matriculated at Christ's in 1996 and learned to row with Cambridge University lightweights, graduating with a degree in Physics. He gained his first GB vest as an