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Belgian politician.

Mentioned by George Mallory in a letter to his wife Ruth.

Curzon, George Nathaniel, Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859–1925), politician, traveller, and viceroy of India, was born on 11 January 1859 at Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire, the second of the eleven children of the Revd Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon, fourth Baron Scarsdale (1831–1916), rector of Kedleston, and his wife, Blanche (1837–1875), daughter of Joseph Pocklington Senhouse of Netherhall in Cumberland. His family was of Norman ancestry and had lived on the same site since the twelfth century. In 1759 Sir Nathaniel Curzon, later first Baron Scarsdale, demolished the existing house at Kedleston and commissioned Robert Adam to build him a great country house in the Palladian style. His descendant, George Nathaniel, was always conscious, however, that the family home was more distinguished than the family which inhabited it, and from an early age he was determined to prove himself a fitting master for Kedleston. In the closing words of the epitaph he composed for himself, 'he sought to serve his country and add honour to an ancient name'.

Born in London where his father was a tailor. Educated at St Paul’s School where he was friends with Samuel Pepys.

Matriculated from Magdalene in 1649 and became a Fellow in 1653. Amongst his friends and contemporaries at Magdalene were Hezekiah Burton, Sir Samuel Morland and Orlando Bridgeman.

In 1658 he was made Rector of Brampton Ash in Northamptonshire and in 1661 was appointed as one of the twelve preachers of the University. In 1670 he became Rector of All Saints in Stamford and married Anne Quinsey. In 1672 he published De Legibus Naturae which was dedicated to Sir Orlando Bridgeman.
In 1691 he was made Bishop of Peterborough and only found out when he read the newspaper in a coffee house in Stamford. He was persuaded to accept by his friends although he refused any further appointments. He carried out his new duties with energy and continued his episcopal visitations until he was 80. He was distinguished by his gentleness and humility. He died on 8 October 1718 and is buried in Peterborough Cathedral.

Like Bishop Rainbow (see WA/A/106) he gave all his surplus revenue to the poor, reserving only £25 to pay for his funeral.

Memorial brass in Chapel.

Irish politician and writer.

Educated at Northampton School for Boys before studying Natural Sciences at St John’s College.

He joined the family firm, Pianoforte Supplies Limited, started by his father in 1919 to make the metal components of pianos (the firm grew into a major supplier of metal fittings for other trades, especially the motor industry). Cripps became Managing Director in 1960 and Chairman in 1979. The decline in the British car industry in the 1970s caused Cripps to diversify his business interests, and he invested abroad, playing a major role in the creation of Velcro Industries.

He was made an Honorary Fellow of Magdalene College in 1971. He was also an Honorary Fellow of St John’s, Selwyn and Queens’ Colleges, for whom he built large courts; his contribution to Magdalene was the completion of Buckingham Court. (Cripps Court, Chesterton Road, was financed by his sons).

The Cripps Foundation is a charity established in 1956 by the Cripps family which has made huge gifts to universities, colleges, schools, churches, hospitals and museums. Many Cambridge Colleges have benefited from this generosity, as well as the Fitzwilliam Museum. Halls of residence at St John's College, Magdalene College, Selwyn College, Queens' College and the University of Nottingham are named after the Cripps family.

After many years of service to Northamptonshire County Council, he became High Sheriff and later Deputy Lieutenant of the County.

Robert Cripps is a passionate art collector and generous benefactor and supporter of Magdalene College. He was made an Honorary Fellow in 2005 and the art gallery in the new student library was named in his honour.

Colin Crawford was an officer of the British civil colonial government and mountaineer. He was a member of the 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition serving as a transport officer.

Friend and employer of George Mallory.

David Herbert Somerset Cranage was the son of Dr Joseph Edward Cranage of Old Hall, Wellington, Shropshire and was educated at King's College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1897 and he held curacies at Little Wenlock (1897–98) and Much Wenlock (1898–1902) in Shropshire. He was an academic at the University of Cambridge, where he lectured on mediaeval churches and was Secretary of the Local Lectures Syndicate, until his appointment as Dean of Norwich, a post he held for 19 years.

He appointed George Mallory to his position as lecturer and assistant secretary in the Cambridge University Board of Extramural Studies in 1923.

He died on 22 October 1957, aged 91.

One of the leading reproductive printmakers of his time.

Vere Cotton was born on 5 May 1888, son of Charles Calveley Cotton and Kate de la Rue. He was educated at Repton School and Magdalene College (matric. 1907).
He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches three times. He was awarded the Croca de Guerra and the Croix de Guerre and gained the rank of Honrary Colonel in the 470 Heavy AA Regiment, Royal Artillery (Territorial Army).
In 1922 he married Elfreda Helen Moore.
He was appointed CBE in 1937.
Between 1942 and 1954 he was Pro-Chancellor of Liverpol University and was Lord Mayor of Liverpool between 1951 and 1952. In 1956 he was the High Sheriff of Lancashire.
He died on 19 November 1970.

Educated at University of Adelaide (LLB), and Oxford (BCL). Professor of English Law, London School of Economics 1970–1990, Professor of Law, Cambridge 1990–1995, Herschel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law 1995–2004.
Fellow 1990 (Life Fellow 2004). President 1998–2001.
LLD 1996, Hon QC 1997; External Academic Member, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law, Munich, 1989 (CMG 2013).

College Magazine
Article, College Magazine, vol. 42 (1997–98) p. 2

William Rodolph Cornish (Bill) was born on 9 August 1937

Educated St Peter's College, Adelaide, University of Adelaide, and Wadham College, Oxford
Assistant Lecturer in Law, London School of Economics, 1962-68
Reader in Law, Queen Mary College, London, 1969-70
Professor of English Law, London School of Economics, 1970-90
Professor of Law (1973), Cambridge, 1990-95
Herchel Smith Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Cambridge, 1995-2004
Honorary Fellow, London School of Economics, 1997
Bencher of Gray's Inn, 1998
Hon LLD, University of Edinburgh, 2004
University of Adelaide 2018
Hon Dr. Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, 2018
Fellow 1990-2004
Life Fellow, 2004-2022
President 1998-2001

Married Lovedy Moule 1964. Two daughters, one son
Died 8 January 2022, aged 84

Obituary by Neil Jones College Magazine, No. 66 (2021-22), pp. 13-19

Although a prolific portrait engraver over a number of decades, little is known of Robert Cooper. His first recorded work as an engraver was for the Biographical Magazine in 1795. He went on to contribute extensively to the periodical press, producing prints for, among others, La Belle Assemblée; or, Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine, the Gentleman's Magazine, European Magazine, Dramatic Magazine, and Evangelical Magazine. The most significant books to feature his work include Cawthorn's Modern British Theatre series, Edmond Lodge's series of Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, Tresham's and Ottley's British Gallery of Pictures (1808), Chamberlaine's edition of Holbein drawings (1812), the Culloden Papers (1815), Memoirs of the Kit-Cat Club (1821), and Colburn's edition of Pepys's Diary (1825). His last recorded engraving dates from 1826, but, according to Samuel Redgrave, he was still living in 1836. He is probably identical with the 'R. Cooper' who exhibited miniature portraits at the Royal Academy between 1793 and 1799.