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Masters

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Staircaise L at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge in 2010, housing the offices of former master Neil McKendrick, then future masters Sir Alan Fersht and Pippa Rogerson, and former presidents Iain Macpherson and Sir Sam Edwards.

The following have served as masters of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, or its forerunner, Gonville Hall.[1]

Gonville Hall
№ Master[2] Term of office
1 John Colton 4 June 1349 c. 1360
2 William Rougham c. 1360 1393
3 Richard Pulham 1393 1412
4 William Somersham 1412 1416
5 John Rickingale 1416 1426
6 Thomas Attwood 1426 1454
7 Thomas Boleyn 1454 1472
8 Edmund Sheriffe 1472 1475
9 Henry Costessey 1475 1483
10 John Barly 1483 1504
11 Edmund Stubb 1504 1513
12 William Buckenham 1513 1536
13 John Skypp 1536 1540
resigned
14 John Styrmin 1540 1552†
15 Thomas Bacon 1552 1557
Gonville and Caius College
№ Master Portrait Term of office
(15) Thomas Bacon D.D. 4 September 1557
(continued) 		1 January 1559†
16 John Caius M.D. 24 January 1559 27 June 1573
(nominated Legge)
17 Thomas Legge LL.D. 27 June 1573 12 July 1607†
18 William Branthwaite D.D. 14 December 1607 January 1619†
19 John Gostlin M.D. 16 February 1619 21 October 1626†
20 Thomas Batchcroft D.D. 22 October 1626 15 April 1649
(expelled)
21 William Dell M.A. 4 May 1649 11 May 1660
(resigned)
(20) Thomas Batchcroft D.D. 11 May 1660
(restored) 		1 December 1660
(resigned)
22 Robert Brady M.D. 1 December 1660 19 August 1700†
23 James Halman M.A. 24 August 1700 23 December 1702†
24 Sir John Ellys M.A. 1 January 1703 29 November 1716†
25 Sir Thomas Gooch D.D. 29 November 1716 14 February 1754†
26 Sir James Burrough M.A. 27 February 1754 7 August 1764†
27 John Smith D.D. 17 August 1764 17 June 1795†
28 Richard Fisher Belward D.D. FRS 1 July 1795 16 May 1803†
29 Martin Davy M.D. D.D. FRS 31 May 1803 18 May 1839†
30 Benedict Chapman D.D. 11 June 1839 23 October 1852†
31 Edwin Guest LL.D. FRS 4 November 1852 8 October 1880
(resigned)
32 Norman Macleod Ferrers D.D. FRS 27 October 1880 31 January 1903†
33 Ernest Stewart Roberts M.A. 16 February 1903 16 June 1912†
34 Sir Hugh Kerr Anderson M.D. FRS 2 July 1912 2 November 1928†
35 John Forbes Cameron M.A. 23 November 1928 30 September 1948
36 Sir James Chadwick Ph.D. CH FRS 1948 1959
37 Sir Nevill Francis Mott M.A. CH FRS 1959 1966
38 Joseph Needham Ph.D. CH FRS 1966 1976
39 Sir William Wade LL.D. QC FBA 1976 1988
40 Peter Gray Ph.D. Sc.D. FRS 1988 1996
41 Neil McKendrick M.A. FRHistS 1 October 1996 2006
42 Sir Christopher Hum M.A. KCMG 2006 2012
43 Sir Alan Fersht Ph.D. FRS FMedSci 1 October 2012 30 September 2018
44 Pippa Rogerson Ph.D. 1 October 2018 Incumbent

Presidents of Fellows

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The following have served as the president of Fellows of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge from the given date.

President Term of office
James Burrough 1751–1754 (elected Master)
John Smith 1754–1764 (elected Master)
Joshua White 1764–1766
Charles Carver[3] 1766–1767
James Hicks[4] 1767–1769
Bartholomew Edwards 1769–1782
Samuel Reeve[5] 1782–1789†
Richard Fisher Belward[6] 1790–1795 (elected Master)
Thomas Cooke Burroughes[7] 1795–1797
Martin Davy 1798–1803 (elected Master)
John Drew Borton[8] 1803–1805
Jeremy Day[9] 1819–1821
Hamnet Holditch[10] 1835–1867†
Benjamin Heath Drury[11] 1868–1875
Alfred George Day[12] 1875–1877
Benjamin Heath Drury 1877–1894
Ernest Stewart Roberts[13] 1894–1903 (elected Master)
John Venn 1903–1923†
Edward John Gross[14] April–Aug. 1923†
William Warwick Buckland[15] 1923–1946†
F. J. M. Stratton[16] 1946–1948
Edwin Keppel Bennett 1948–1956
Sir Ronald Fisher 1956–1959
Joseph Needham 1959–1966 (elected Master)
Philip Grierson 1966–1976
Michael Prichard 1976–1980
Iain Macpherson 1980–1992
Sir Sam Edwards 1992–1997
James Fitzsimons[17] 1997–2005
W. Yao Liang[18] 2005–2013
John Mollon[19] 2013–2021
Peter Robinson[20] 2021–

Deans

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The following have served as dean of the college.

References

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  1. ^ 'The colleges and halls: Gonville and Caius', A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3: The City and University of Cambridge. (1959), pp. 356-362. British History Online.
  2. ^ 'The colleges and halls: Gonville and Caius', A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3: The City and University of Cambridge. (1959), pp. 356-362. British History Online.
  3. ^ "Carver, Charles (CRVR741C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ "Hicks, James (HKS742J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. ^ "Reeve, Samuel (RV756S)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  6. ^ "Fisher (post Belward), Richard (FSR765R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  7. ^ "Burroughes, Thomas Cooke (BRHS773TC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  8. ^ "Borton, John Drew (BRTN785JD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  9. ^ "Day, Jeremy (DY790J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  10. ^ "Holditch, Hamnett (HLDC818H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  11. ^ "Drury, Benjamin Heath (DRRY835BH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  12. ^ "Day, Alfred George (DY843AG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  13. ^ "Roberts, Ernest Stewart (RBRS865ES)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  14. ^ "Gross, Edward John (GRS862EJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  15. ^ "Buckland, William Warwick (BKLT881WW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  16. ^ Vistas in Astronomy. Vol. 1. p. xv. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  17. ^ College News Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. babylon.acad.cai.cam.ac.uk
  18. ^ Professor Yao Liang
  19. ^ College news
  20. ^ College news
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