The following have served as masters of
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Magdalene College ( ) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Mary ...
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* 1544–1546:
Robert Evans
Robert Evans (born Robert J. Shapera; June 29, 1930 – October 26, 2019) was an American film producer who worked on ''Rosemary's Baby (film), Rosemary's Baby'' (1968), ''Love Story (1970 film), Love Story'' (1970), ''The Godfather'' (1972), ...
* 1546–1559:
Richard Carre
* 1559–1576:
Roger Kelke
* 1576–1577:
Richard Howland
* 1577–1582:
Degory Nicholls
* 1582–1593:
Thomas Nevile
Thomas Nevile ( – 2 May 1615) was an English clergyman and academic who was Dean of Peterborough (1591–1597) and Dean of Canterbury (1597–1615), Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge (1582–1593), and Master of Trinity College, Cam ...
* 1593–1595:
Richard Clayton
* 1595–1604:
John Palmer
* 1604–1626:
Barnabas Gooch
* 1626–1642:
Henry Smyth
* 1642–1650:
Edward Rainbow
* 1650–1660:
John Sadler
* 1660–1664:
Edward Rainbow
* 1664–1668:
John Howorth
* 1668–1679:
James Duport
* 1679–1690:
John Peachell
John Peachell (1630–1690) was an English academic, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge at the moment when James II was aiming to impose his will on the universities.
Life
He was son of Ro ...
* 1690–1713:
Gabriel Quadring
* 1713–1740:
Daniel Waterland
Daniel Waterland (14 Feb 1683 – 23 December 1740) was an English theologian. He became Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1714, Chancellor of the Diocese of York in 1722, and Archdeacon of Middlesex in 1730.
Waterland opposed the latit ...
* 1740–1746:
Edward Abbott
* 1746–1760:
Thomas Chapman
* 1760–1774:
George Sandby
* 1774–1781:
Barton Wallop
* 1781–1797:
Peter Peckard
Peter Peckard (c. 1718 – 8 December 1797) was an English Whig, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, Church of England minister and abolitionist.
* 1797–1813:
William Gretton
* 1813–1853:
George Neville-Grenville
* 1853–1904:
Latimer Neville, 6th Baron Braybrooke
* 1904–1915:
Stuart Alexander Donaldson
* 1915–1925:
Arthur Christopher Benson
* 1925–1947:
Allen Beville Ramsay
* 1947–1966: Sir
Henry Willink
Sir Henry Urmston Willink, 1st Baronet, (7 March 1894 – 20 July 1973) was a British politician and public servant. A Conservative Member of Parliament from 1940, he became Minister of Health in 1943. During his time in power he was appointed ...
* 1966–1978:
Walter Hamilton
* 1978–1985: Sir
Derman Christopherson
* 1985–1994: Sir
David Calcutt
Sir David Charles Calcutt QC (2 November 1930 – 11 August 2004) was an eminent barrister and public servant, knighted in 1991. He was the Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge from 1985 to 1994. He was also responsible for the creation of ...
* 1994–2002: Sir
John Gurdon
* 2002–2012:
Duncan Robinson
* 2013–2020:
Rowan Williams, Lord Williams of Oystermouth
* 2020–: Sir
Christopher Greenwood
Sir Christopher John Greenwood (born 12 May 1955) is Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge and a former British judge at the International Court of Justice. Prior to his election, he was professor of international law at the London School of ...
References
*{{cite book, title=A History of Magdalene College, Cambridge, author=Cunich, Hoyle, Duffy and Hyam, year=1994, publisher=Magdalene College Publications
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