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Romney, George (1734-1802), artist

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  • 26 December 1734 – 15 November 1802

An English portrait painter. He was the most fashionable artist of his day, painting many leading society figures – including his artistic muse, Emma Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson.

Salter, Frank (1887-1967), economic historian and President of Magdalene College, Cambridge

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  • 7 May 1887 - 22 November 1967

Educated at St Paul's and matriculated from Trinity College in 1905.
He came to Magdalene to teach history (his main field being sixteenth-century economic history) and was elected a Fellow in 1910.
He was a Tutor from 1927 to 1945 and President of the College from 1951 to 1957.
Appointed University Lecturer in History in 1926.

Unsuccessfully contested the Cambridge constituency seat as a Liberal in the 1924 Election. Warden of Madingley Hall, 1954 - 1961.

Obituary: College Magazine, No. 12, 1967-68 pp. 2-6 (F. McD C Turner)

Saunders, Bernard (1903-1983), chemist and President of Magdalene College, Cambridge

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  • 1903-1983

Educated at Pembroke College. Lecturer in Natural Sciences at Magdalene, and University Demonstrator in Chemistry, from 1931. Made a Fellow in 1938.
Research on chemical warfare during the war, working on various ‘ nerve gases’; and after the war a regional scientific adviser on Civil Defence.
Director of Studies in Natural Sciences and Medicine, 1931-1973. Praelector or Deputy Praelector, 1949-1978. President, 1967-1973. Senior Proctor, 1943-1944.

Further reading:
Obituary: College Magazine No. 28 (1983–84) pp. 1-3 (P. J. Grubb)
Article: 'The Chemistry of B. C. Saunders', College Magazine, No. 56 (2011–12), p. 64-68

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