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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Admitted to Clare as a pensioner on 19 May 1758
Matriculated Michaelmas 1758

MA of Sch: Philadelphia College Philadelphia
Ordained deacon, London 11 March 1759
Ordained priest 1762

Born in London, probably the son of Thomas Done, of Gray's Inn, London.
Admitted Fellow Commoner at Clare College, 13 October 1703.
Admitted at the Inner Temple in 1705.

Took a degree in geology and earth sciences at the University of Chicago
1925 - Master of Science in geology
1930 - Ph.D. in geology from Harvard after studying at Radcliffe College, the female-coordinated liberal arts college affiliated with Harvard College

1925-1926 - professor at Goucher College
1926-1928 - professor at Wellesley College
Independent academic engagements and research pursuits excluded her from the educational profession for some time
1957-1961 - professor of Engineering Geology at Harvard University
1963-1970 - research fellow while pursuing her own research and interests in the field of geology

It was through her research that she met her husband and lifelong scientific partner, Karl von Terzaghi, whom she married after receiving her Ph.D. in 1930.

Born on 29 May 1729 the son of William Dodd vicar of Bourne, Lincolnshire
Admited as a sizar at Clare College on 2 October 1745
Matriculated in 1746
B.A. 1749/50
M.A. 1759
LL.D. 1766

Ordained deacon (Ely) 18 Oct 1751; priest (London) 17 Jun 1753
Lecturer at West Ham, and elsewhere in London
Chaplain at the Magdalen House 1758
Chaplain to the King 1763-74
Preb. of Brecon, 1763
Rector of Hockliffe, Bedfordshire, with Chalgrave, 1772
Vicar of Wing, Buckinghamshire, 1775-77
A popular preacher in London

For forging a bond on his patron Lord Chesterfield, he was convicted and hanged at Tyburn
Dr Johnson keenly interested himself in attempting to secure his reprieve

Master of Clare College, 1654-1660

Born in Deane, Bedfordshire in 1612. Son of Thomas, Rector of Deane. Baptised on 18 October 1612
School - Upper Deane
Admitted at Emmanuel College on 13 September 1629
Matriculated in 1629
B.A. 1633/4
M.A. 1637
B.D. from Sidney, 1644
D.D. from Clare, 1655
Fellow of Sidney, 1638
Master of Clare, 1654-60, and 1661-78
Vice-Chancellor, 1655-56, 1656-57, 1662

Ordained deacon at Peterborough, 10 March 1638/39
Rector of Offord Cluny, Huntingdonshire, 1654-78
Prebendary of York, 1662
Archdeacon of Bedford, 1667-78
Died in Cambridge on 22 November 1678

Matriculated pensioner from Clare College October 1607
Of Liss, Hampshire
Benefactor to Clare College

Born in Palmanova, Friuli, Italy and educated at the University of Florence (1916–1920) graduating with a degree in Natural Sciences.

First World War - served in the military corps of the alpini and was captured by the Austrians.

Worked in the Universities of Florence, Pavia (1923–1924) and Milan (1924–1927) and as a consultant geologist for the Edison Company for hydroelectric plants in Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey and Brazil, and the same capacity for the Public Power Corporation of Greece.
1973 he became Professor Emeritus at the University of Milan.

Led geographical and geological expeditions in Europe, Africa, and Asia. He also explored Antarctica.

In 1954 he led the Italian expedition to K2 when Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli became the first people to reach the summit

He spent his last four years in Rome, where he died in December 2001, aged 104.