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Search:. Search. Sarah Howe. Sarah Howe (m. 2001) read English at Christ's and was writer and web designer for the Darkness Visible webpages celebrating the 400th anniversary of Milton's birth. She is currently a Radcliffe Institute Fellow at

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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

After obtaining a law degree from the London School of Economics and being admitted to the bar, he continued his career at the Nigerian Ministry of Finance and the Treasury and

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. Clean Air. Gianfranco Rosolia . Imagine living without clean air. For the people who lived on the doorstep of Monkton Coke Works, their daily reality was a horrendous nightmare of hazardous and acrid sulphur dioxide emissions,

Search:. Search. Professor (Anthony) John Clark MA MSc PhD OBE FRSE (m. 1973) was an British geneticist famous for his contribution to the genetic modification of livestock and regenerative medicine and was Director of the Roslin Institute from 2002

Search:. Search. In his brilliantly illuminating new book Sathnam Sanghera demonstrates how so much of what we consider to be modern Britain is actually rooted in our imperial past. In prose that is, at once, both clear-eyed and full of acerbic wit,

Search:. Search. John Milton (1608-1674). English poet, among whose most famous works are Lycidas, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes. He became closely involved with the Parliamentarian side in the English Civil War, and acted as official

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. From the first, telescopes have made dramatic revelations about the Universe and our place in it. Galileo's observations of the Moon's cratered surface and discovery of Jupiter's four big satellites profoundly altered the perception

Search:. Search. Helen Mort (m. 2004) is a British poet who was born in Sheffield in 1985. She graduated from Christ's with a Double First in Social and Political Sciences in 2007. In 2014, she completed her Doctorate at Sheffield University with a

Search:. Search. Cold Summer. James Ellson. A race against time as DI Castle hunts for two wanted suspects before they kill each other. ‘A police procedural so action-packed it reads like a thriller – with a Nepalese twist.’ (Dr Andy Martin,

Search:. Search. Professor Roy Sydney Porter FBA (m. 1965), was a British historian known for his work on the history of medicine. Porter grew up in South London and attended Wilson's School in Camberwell, before winning a scholarship to Christ's

Search:. Search. Edward Docx. Edward Docx's (m. 1991) fourth novel will be published in 2016. His third novel, The Devil's Garden, was published in 2012. His second novel - entitled Self Help in the UK and Pravda in the US - won The Geofrey Faber

Search:. Search. Year in and year out, Christ's College receives talented students from across the world, who have been chosen to study here based solely on their academic ability and potential. To ensure that we can continue to offer this, we need

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. Creating God: The Birth and Growth of Major Religions. Robin Derricourt. What do we really know about how and where religions began, and how they spread? In this bold new book, award-winning author Robin Derricourt takes us on a

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. Andrew John Parsons (m. 1985) is an English comedian and writer. He was born in 1967 in Weymouth, Dorset and attended Helston Comprehensive School in Cornwall and Churston Ferrers Grammar School, Torbay, Devon before coming to

Search:. Search. John Radcliffe practiced as a solicitor in the City of London for the whole of his professional life. He retired in 1997 and has devoted much of the last ten years to research into the life of his forebear, George Lance. George

Search:. Search. Paul Bircher. Olympic rower Paul Bircher (m. 1947) came up to Christ’s in 1947 to read Engineering and was picked for the Light Blues’ boat for the 1948 Boat Race. Although Bircher caught a crab early in the race, Cambridge came

Search:. Search. James Hilton was born in Leigh, Lancashire in 1900 and educated at the George Monoux School, Walthamstow and then The Leys, Cambridge. He studied English and History at Christ's and published his first novel, Catherine Herself

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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. Clare Burnett (m. 1983) is an artist living and working in London. Since 2015, she has been President of the Royal British Society of Sculptors, of which she was Vice President since 2012. For a number of years Clare Burnett has

Search:. Search. Michael Richard Lynch, OBE, FREng, DL, FRS (m. 1983) is an entrepreneur in the field of science and technology. He was born in Ilford, Essex in 1965 and grew up near Chelmsford. In 1976, aged 11, he won a scholarship to Bancroft's

Notbale alumnus, Rowley Leigh - chef, restauranteur and journalist

Search:. Search. Ian Robertson. Ian Robertson (m. 1967) is best known as the award-winning voice of BBC Rugby, having been a Rugby Union commentator for BBC Radio since 1972, and the Official Rugby Union correspondent since 1983. It was his adrenalin

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. To see upcoming chapel services, please click here. First Reunion Dinner (up to m. 1964, m. 1974). 14 September. -. Blades Regatta and Reunion Dinner. 21 September. -. Second Reunion Dinner (m. 2006 to m. 2010 inclusive). Quick links

Search:. Search. Gautam Malkani (m. 1994) is a British journalist and author. He was born in Hounslow, London on August 27, 1976. Malkani's mother was a Ugandan of Indian descent. He studied Social and Political Sciences at Christ's College from

Search:. Search. John William Oliver (m. 1995) is an English comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, media critic, and television host. He was born on born 23 April 1977 in Erdington, West Midlands, and was educated in Bedford at

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Search:. Search. Anthony Caro (1924-2013). Sir Anthony Caro OM, CBE (m.1942) was a key figure in British sculpture. He came to public attention with a show at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1963, where he exhibited large abstract works which marked a

Search:. Search. Booking for this event is now closed. Please contact the Development Office. Click here to return to our list of College events.. First Reunion Dinner (up to m. 1964, m. 1974). 14 September. -. Blades Regatta and Reunion Dinner. 21

Search:. Search. John Leland (c.1506-1552). Leland, the Father of English History, is credited with developing the use of original sources and the creation of our modern research-based history. Born in London and educated at St. Paul’s, he

Search:. Search. William Lee (1563-1614). William Lee was an English clergyman and inventor who devised the first stocking frame knitting machine in 1589, the only one in use for centuries. Its principle of operation remains in use. Lee was born in

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. Professor Sir Martin John Evans FRS FMedSci (m. 1960), is an English biologist who, with Matthew Kaufman, is credited for discovering embryonic stem cells. Evans was born on 1 January 1941 in Stroud, Gloucestershire. He went to

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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

Search:. Search. Sir Jeffrey Philip Tate CBE, was an English conductor. He was born on 28 April 1943 in Salisbury, with spina bifida, and also had kyphosis. His family moved to Farnham, Surrey when he was young and he attended Farnham Grammer School

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,

Search:. Search. Jasmine Birtles. Jasmine Birtles (m.1981) read English at Christ's and is now a financial and business commentator, journalist, TV presenter and radio presenter, author and humourist. Her consumer website www.moneymagpie.com

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. Dr Yusuf Khwaja Hamied (m. 1954) is an Indian scientist and businessman. Hamied was born 25 July 1936 in Bombay. He was educated at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Bombay and then read chemistry at Christ's College, gaining

Search:. Search. Professor Simon Schama is a University Professor of Art History and History and a broadcaster. He was born in Marylebone, London In 1956 and won a scholarship to the private Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in Cricklewood. He then