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Person · 1954-2009

Fellow of Clare College, 1991-2009, ecological geneticist.

Born in Middlesex in 1954, he developed an interest in insects at an early age. In particular Majerus was known for his work on Lepidoptera and Coccinellidae.
Dr Majerus spent two years at the University of Keele before becoming a postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Genetics and the University of Cambridge in 1980 where he remained until 1987.
He was a University Lecturer 1987-2001
Teaching Fellow of Clare College, 1991-2009
Reader in Evolution, 2001-2009
Professor of Evolution, 2006-2009

Dr Majerus was also a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and President of the Amateur Entomologists' Society, 2006-09.

Person · 1857 - October 1923

Born in 1857 the son of O. Perry of Loseberry, Esher, Surrey
School - Uppingham
Admitted to Clare on 30 January 1875
Matriculated at Lent 1875
B.A. 1879
Cricket blue 1875-8
Played cricket for England, 1878-9, 1880, 1882, 1884

Person · 6 September 1869 - ?

Son of I. C. Lovell, provision merchant. Born 6 September 1869.
School, St Paul's.
Admitted at Clare,17 June 1888 and matriculated Michaelmas 1888
B.A. 1893; M.A, 1921

Admitted Solicitor in 1893 and practised in London.
Served in the First World War as a Captain in the Royal Garrison Artillery. Twice wounded.

Person · 22 August 1790 - 30 January 1857

Born at Southwick, Northants. on 22 Aug 1790. He was the son of the Rev. Joseph and Joanna Maria Smith.
Went to school at Eton.
Admitted to Clare as a pensioner on 1 May 1810 and matriculated in Michaelmas term 1810.
B.A. (9th Wrangler) 1814; M.A. 1817; B.D. 1833.
Fellow, 1815.
Junior Proctor, 1821-2.
Rector of Brington with Bythorn and Old Weston, Hunts., 1839-57.
Died on 30 January 1857, aged 66.
A benefactor to the College.

Person · 7 February 1914 - 28 August 1982

Born on 7 February 1914 in Assam the son of G.T. Lloyd of Andover, Hants
School - Marlborough
Admitted to Clare in 1933 and worked at Bletchley Park during WWII

In 1937 he entered the Consular Service
1948 he transferred to the Foreign Office
1965 - made a CBE
He retired from the Foreign Office in 1974

Person · 19 March 1909 – 2 December 2006

Born in Frankfurt am Main, Lipstein earned his Abitur from Goethe-Gymnasium in 1927. He enrolled at the University of Grenoble, and later finished his studies at the University of Berlin. He was of Jewish descent and emigrated to England in 1934. He earned his doctorate at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1936.
During the war he spent some time in an internment camp as an enemy alien. His parents perished in the Theresienstadt concentration camp.

After the war he became a Fellow of Clare College and served as Professor of Comparative Law at the University of Cambridge from 1973 to 1976.

He was a renowned specialist in Roman law and conflict of laws within private international law and public international law and pioneer in comparative law.

Person · 1521-1588

Master of Clare College, 1560-1571.

Born 1521 in Beneden, Kent the son of William Leeds and Elizabeth Vinall.
School – King’s College, Canterbury.
M.A. 1545; LL.D 1568.

Master of Clare College 1562-71

1548-1564 - Rector of Little Gransden
1549-1553 - Rector of Newton
1552 - Rector of Elm & Emneth, Norfolk
1559-1584 - Prebendary of Ely
1560-1561 - Precentor of Lichfield
1560 - Admitted advocate
Commissary and Vicar-general to the Bishop of Ely
1560-1581 - Rector of Cottenham
1573-1580 - Rector of Croxton
Rector of Snailwell & Littleport
Master in Chancery
Benefactor of Clare College and Emmanuel College

Died 1588 in Croxton, where he was Lord of the manor