Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge, England. It was created in 1284 and is the oldest college. It is also one of the smallest ones, with less than 400 total students.
In 1280, Hugo de Balsham, the person who created the college, was first allowed to keep some students following the same rules of Merton College, Oxford.[1] At first, they stayed where St John's College is now. Four years later, they bought some land near the Church of St Peter in Trumpington Street, where Peterhouse is still found now. Over the years, Peterhouse has been centre of many important events. It was here that many discussions about religion and the Protestant Reformation took place. Peterhouse was also the second building in England to get electricity, after the Palace of Westminster.[2]
Some very important people have studied here. Five of them have won Nobel Prizes:
- Max Perutz and John Kendrew - Chemistry (1962) for finding out the first atomic structures of proteins using X-ray crystallography.
- Sir Aaron Klug - Chemistry (1982) for developing crystallographic electron microscopy.
- Archer Martin - Chemistry (1952) for inventing partition chromatography.
- Michael Levitt
Others include:
- Henry Cavendish, a scientist who discovered hydrogen
- James Clerk Maxwell, a physicist
- Eudora Welty, an author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize
- Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, who was a Prime Minister of Great Britain
Peterhouse, Cambridge Media
Peterhouse, view from Coe Fen
St Peter's College, view from Trumpington Street, 1815
The Chapel cloisters, through which Old Court can be seen
Peterhouse's Dining Hall
Chapel of en:Peterhouse, Cambridge, interior. Photo by Azeira, August 2004.
I and H staircases, Gisborne Court, Peterhouse
Whittle Building in Gisborne Court, Peterhouse.
Hidden Cambridge: A University Library
Exterior of the Hall, leading to the Deer Park.
References
- ↑ "'The colleges and halls: Peterhouse', A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3: The City and University of Cambridge (1959), pp. 334-340". Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ↑ "About the College". Peterhouse Website. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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