Born in 1925 in Tunbridge Wells
School - Rugby
Admitted to Clare College on 15 January 1943
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.
Born on 11 November 1924 in Finchley. Attended Bryanston School
Admitted to Clare College on 20 April 1942
Born on 22 February 1876 in Belfast
School - Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh
Admitted to Clare College on 16 March 1894
Matriculated at Michaelmas 1894
B.A. 1897
Rugby Football 'blue,' 1896
Played for Ireland, 1899 and 1900; in the Anglo-Australian XV, 1899
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature Ireland
Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Major, R.A.O.C.; D.A.Q.M.G.; mentioned in dispatches)
Born on 20 September 1811 at Blackheath the son of Thomas, mathematician and geographer
Educated by his father
Admitted to Clare College in 1828
Matriculated at Michaelmas 1829
Hulsean prize, 1830
B.A. 1833
Crosse Scholar, 1833
Tyrwhitt Hebrew Scholar, 1836
M.A. 1836.
Fellow, 1833-9
Admitted ad eundem, at Oxford, 25 June 1847
Ordained deacon in 1835
Curate of Ancaster, Lincs., 1835-8
P.C. of St John's, Keswick, Cumberland, 1838-51
Author, Catholic Thoughts (in four books); Lectures on Great Men, etc.
Matriculated at Clare in 1941. Read Classics, 1941-42, then English 1946-48. A noted authority on Ibsen, he was made Fellow of Clare in 1940, and later Professor of Modern and Comparative Drama at Bristol.
Matriculated at Clare, 1932.
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.
Admitted as a pensioner at Clare on 5 June 1863
Matriculated Michaelmas 1863; exhibitioner; B.A. (8th Wrangler) 1867; M.A. 1870
Fellow, 1868
Ordained deacon (Ely) 1871; priest, 1874
Lecturer at St Bees College, and Curate of St Bees, Cumberland, 1871-5
Vicar of Everton with Tetworth, Beds., 1876-1903
Died 5 May 5 1903