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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 · 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

Person · 26 October 1889 – 29 April 1971

Li Siguang, also known as J. S. Lee, was a Chinese geologist and politician. He was the founder of China's geomechanics. He made outstanding contributions, which changed the situation of "oil deficiency" in the country, enabling the large-scale development of oil fields to raise the country to the ranks of the world's major oil producers.

Li studied in Osaka Technical College in Japan and the University of Birmingham in UK in his early years. He became a geological professor at Peking University upon his return from abroad in 1920. Li Siguang was Wuhan University building preparatory chairman from July 1928 to April 1938. He was the president of the National Central University (Nanjing University) in 1932.

After the People's Republic of China was established, Li held the positions of vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and minister of geology.

Person · 1662 - 28 July 1723

Born in London in 1662
20 October 1680 admitted as a sizar at Clare College
Matriculated in 1681
B.A. 1684/5
M.A. 1691 (Lit. Reg.)
D.D. 1717 (Lit. Reg.)

Fellow of Clare College 1686-1723
Senior proctor 1709-10
A popular tutor and ardent supporter of the Newtonian system

Vicar of Quy-cum-Stow, Cambridgeshire, 1709
Prebend of Worcester, 1717-23
Chaplain to George I.

Died 28 July 1723

Lafayette Photography
Corporate body · 1880 - present

In 1970 Stearn and Son joined Eaden Lilley Photographers.
The copyright of the photos taken by Eaden Lilley has now passed to Lafayette Photography.