In 1326, the University, under the Chancellorship of Richard de Badew, founded University Hall, two messuages in Milne Street being assigned as a residence for its scholars. Little is known of the new college, but within a decade of its foundation, the… read more
Philip Whitwell Wilson was born in Westmorland, Cumbria, the son of I. Whitwell Wilson, a Justice of the Peace, and Annie Bagster.
He was educated at Kendal Grammar School.
Admitted to Clare College in 1894.
President of the Cambridge Union, and was also… read more
Born in Prussia in 1841. Son of John Frederick Lewis, merchant of Burg, Magdeburg, Prussia.
Admitted pensioner (age 27) at Pembroke, on 1 May 1841
Matriculated Michaelmas 1841.
B.A. (4th Wrangler) in 1845.
Migrated to Clare. M.A. 1848.
1848 Exeter Fellow;… read more
Master of Clare College (1726-1736).
Became a Fellow of Clare College in 1913.
Edward Leigh (1913-1998)
Working Dates: 1946 -1983
Edward Leigh was one of the few professional photographers to obtain a prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society as well as a Fellowship of the Institute of British Photographers (the… read more
William Loudon Mollison matriculated at Clare in 1872 and was Master of the College 1915-1929.