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Peterhouse is the oldest constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Peterhouse has around 300 undergraduate and 175 graduate students, and 54 fellows.
This is a list of notable members of Peterhouse, a college of the University of Cambridge, England. It includes alumni, fellows and Masters of the college.
Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges, founded by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely in 1284 and granted its charter by King Edward I. The College is a Registered Charity, no. 1137457.
In the 17th century Peterhouse was involved in the movements and controversies of the time, and acquired the special distinction and charm that can come to a small College in its historic moment. An early symptom of the connexion of the College with the new religious movement was the departure of Peter Baro from the College and from Cambridge ...
Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges (founded 1284) and over the past seven centuries our community has made a contribution to the wellbeing of society quite disproportionate to our size. The continued outstanding achievements of our members comes from the warm and supportive nature of the college. About the College.
Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges; it was founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, later Bishop of Ely. It stands near Little St. Mary's Church, whose original dedication to St. Peter gave the college its name.
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Dec 12, 2022 · In resistance to all this, however, was one college: Peterhouse. “Scratch a liberal and you’ll find a fascist” was the line of Maurice Cowling, a fellow at the College between 1963-93 and ringleader of less than a dozen anti-liberal bachelor dons, the vast majority of whom were historians.
