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Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge
- John Hall (physician)John Hall was born at Carlton in Bedfordshire during the year 1575. He entered Queens' College, Cambridge in 1589 to begin his studies.
- Charles Villiers StanfordOn the 30th of September 1852, Charles Villiers Stanford entered a Dublin household where music flowed as naturally as conversation.
- ErasmusDesiderius Erasmus was born in Rotterdam on the 27th or the 28th of October, likely around 1466. His parents could not legally marry because his father…
- Thomas DiggesThomas Digges entered the world around 1546. His father Leonard Digges worked as a mathematician and surveyor. Bridget Wilford served as his mother.
- Alexander AlesOn the 17th of May 1528, a Lutheran pastor named Patrick Hamilton stood before a fire in St Andrews. He was about to be burned alive for his religious…
- Demis HassabisDemis Hassabis was born on the 27th of July 1976 in North London. He began playing chess at the age of four and reached a master standard by thirteen.
- Jeremy Black (historian)Jeremy Black entered the academic world through a specific sequence of institutions. He studied at Queens' College, Cambridge, before moving to St John's…
- Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of OxfordOn the 12th of April 1550, Edward de Vere entered the world at Hedingham Castle in Essex. He was the only son of John de Vere, the 16th Earl of Oxford, and…
- Tom ShippeyThomas Alan Shippey entered the world on the 9th of September 1943 in Calcutta, British India. His father Ernest worked as an engineer while his mother…
- Abba EbanAubrey Solomon Meir Eban entered the world on the 2nd of February 1915 in Cape Town, South Africa. His parents were Lithuanian Jewish immigrants seeking a…