Queens' College, Cambridge

The Queens ' College is one of 31 colleges of English University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou for the first time. A second time it was founded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville, wife of King Edward IV. This is also reflected in the spelling of the popular name of the College, as the name Queens ' (that is plural for queen) and not Queen's College called. However, the official name: ". The Queen's College of St Margaret and St Bernard in the University of Cambridge "

The Queens' College is one of several colleges in Cambridge, which has its buildings on both banks of the River Cam (the others are the King's College, Clare College, Trinity Hall College, Trinity College, St John 's College, and the Magdalene College ). The residence of the President of Queens' College ( engl. President's Lodge) is the oldest building on the river in Cambridge ( 1460 ).

Mathematical Bridge

The so called Mathematical Bridge ( German: " mathematician Bridge") connects the older half of the college (referred to by students as " The Dark Side " ) with the newer half ( " The Light Side " ), and is probably one of the most photographed motives of Cambridge. It's said that the bridge was originally designed and built by Sir Isaac Newton, namely, so that it holds without screws and nuts only by their own counterweight. Supposedly students of the college had tried to dismantle the bridge and then put it back together. They have failed and therefore had the bridge this time with nuts and bolts reassemble. Therefore, one also sees appropriate screws and nuts nowadays. But this story is clearly wrong: the bridge in 1749, that was built 22 years after Newton's death, by James Essex the Younger ( 1722-1784 ), after the design of William Etheridge ( 1709-1776 ). The bridge was rebuilt twice (1866 and 1905 ), but always according to the old designs. Another myth says that the bridge is of Chinese origin and that their shape and suspension goes back to certain mathematical formulas, from where also the name could be derived.

Fitzpatrick Hall

The Queens' College is unique among the colleges in Cambridge, because it has the so-called Fitzpatrick Hall as a multi -purpose hall. It can be used for theater performances, movies, and sports activities.

Alumni

  • Awn Shawkat Al- Khasawneh (* 1950), Judge of the International Court of Justice
  • Maurice Stevenson Bartlett (1910-2002), statistician
  • John E. Baldwin ( b. 1949 ), astronomer
  • Alexander Crummell
  • Richard Dearlove, former chairman of the British Secret Service ( MI6 )
  • Thomas Digges († 1595 )
  • Lord Eatwell
  • Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton (* 1951)
  • Colin Michael Foale ( b. 1957 )
  • Stephen Fry ( b. 1957 )
  • John Goodwin († 1665)
  • Paul Greengrass, writer and film director
  • Vuk Jeremic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia
  • Arthur Mooring
  • Osborne Reynolds (1842-1912)
  • Kenneth William Wedderburn (1927-2012)
  • T. H. White (1906-1964)
  • John Whitgift (1530-1604)

List of Presidents

Most college chairman called Master; Queens ' College is referred to the chairman as president ( engl. President) since 1448 Below is a list of Presidents.:

Pembroke College (Oxford) Margaret the Virgin Clare College, Cambridge Trinity Hall, Cambridge Master (College) John Polkinghorne Churchill College, Cambridge Downing College, Cambridge Emmanuel College (Cambridge) Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Girton College, Cambridge Hughes Hall, Cambridge Jesus College (Cambridge) Magdalene College, Cambridge Pembroke College (Cambridge) Peterhouse, Cambridge Selwyn College (Cambridge) Wolfson College (Cambridge)
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