An Oxford graduate, Suzanne Paine became a Fellow at Clare in 1972 and lectured in the Economics Department, an expert on the economics of the developing world. She died in 1985 at the age of 40.
Matriculated at Clare, 1884.
(1945-2012), matriculated at Clare, 1965. Noted art historian - an authority on John Constable - Ron Parkinson was Assistant Curator at the V&A for many years.
Fellow, 1923-34, Honorary Fellow 1956-74. Antarctic explorer (with Shackleton and Scott). First Secretary General of the Faculties (Cambridge).
Emeritus Fellow in Physics. For many years, Senior Tutor at Clare College.
Ernest Charles Rogers (matriculated Clare 1876) and William Showell Rogers (Clare 1873) were brothers.
(1575-1622). Born in Lavenham, Suffolk, in 1575. He matriculated at St John's College, Cambridge in 1589 before migrating to Trinity and then gaining his BA in 1593-4. He was later a Fellow of Clare 1598-1620. He was also a Taxor, 1604 and was incorporated at Oxford in 1605. He vacated his Fellowship when he succeeded to some property but he died soon after in 1622. He is remembered as the author of the famous Cambridge play, which so delighted James I called Ignoramus. It was written in Latin in 1614-1615 by Ruggle and was modelled on an Italian Comedy by Giovanni Battista della Porta to caricature the pedantry of the legal profession. It was played before King James on 8 March 1615 on the occasion of his visit to the University and he then made a special journey to Cambridge on 13 May to see the play again. Afterwards Ruggle was tutor at Babraham, Cambridgeshire, to the two sons of Toby Palavicino. The latter was Executor to Ruggle and paid his bequest of �100 to the College on 3 March 1624-5. Ruggle bequeathed his valuable collection of French, Spanish and Italian books to the College. [Details from Harrison index and Book of Clare, pp. 76, 143-4].
Matriculated at Clare, 1880. He read Classics and gained a first class degree in 1883. He was also a member of the Boat Club and later became Captain. He became Professor of Literature in Newcastle and also lectured in Cambridge. He then lectured in the US in 1892. He later joined the staff of Punch, becoming editor between 1906-1934. He was knighted in 1914 and later made a baronet in 1933 in recognition of his public services. He died in 1936.
Matriculated at Clare, 1948.
Sanderson was a candidate as Headmaster of Fettes College, Edinburgh