The Registrary is the senior administrative officer of the
University of Cambridge
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
. The term is unique to Cambridge,
and uses an archaic spelling. Most universities in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
and in
North America have administrative offices entitled "
registrar" or "the registry", although typically with substantially less official responsibility than the Cambridge post.
At Cambridge, the Registrary is also Secretary to the University Council. As the head of the university's Unified Administrative Service, the Registrary is responsible for the central management and the non-academic services of the university. The Registrary has control of the University Chest (formerly a physical
chest in which the funds of the university were held secure, now a metaphor for the university's
bank accounts). The actual chest is still kept in the Registrary's office. It is over 600 years old and is locked with 17 locks. The previous chest was burned in the Cambridge Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Until the 14th century, the university's books were also kept in the chest.
The office of the Registrary was established in 1506, to compile and maintain the records of the university. The office has been held by only 26 persons in continuous succession since that date. Many early registraries held, or had held, the office of
Esquire Bedell. The current Registrary is Ms Emma Rampton, who took office in October 2017.
List of Registraries
* 1506 Robert Hobbs (Hobys)
* 1543 John Mere
* 1558 Matthew Stokys (Stokes)
* 1591 Thomas Smith
* 1600
James Tabor
* 1645 Matthew Whinn
* 1683
James Halman
* 1701 Robert Grove
* 1725 Lancelot Newton
* 1734
John Taylor John Taylor, Johnny Taylor or similar may refer to:
Academics
*John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1486–1487
*John Taylor (classical scholar) (1704–1766), English classical scholar
*John Taylor (English publisher) (178 ...
* 1751 Lynford Caryl
* 1758 Henry Hubbard
* 1778
George Borlase
* 1809 William Augustus Pemberton
* 1816 William Hustler
* 1832
Joseph Romilly
* 1862
Henry Richards Luard
* 1891
John Willis Clark
* 1910
John Neville Keynes
* 1925 Ernest Harrison
* 1943
Walter Wyatt Grave
* 1953
Robert Mantle Rattenbury
Robert Mantle Rattenbury (9 December 1901 – 29 July 1970) was an English classical scholar and Registrary of the University of Cambridge.
His most important publication was an edition of the ''Aethiopica'' of Heliodorus of Emesa, in three volu ...
* 1969 Roderick Ewen Macpherson
* 1983
Stephen George Fleet
* 1997 Timothy John Mead
* 2007
Jonathan Nicholls
* 2017 Emma Rampton
Subordinate posts
The office of Assistant Registrary was established in 1885, and was until 1926 was a fixed term appointment of three years. A Second Assistant Registrary was added in 1920, and a Third Assistant in 1921. In April 1961 the posts were renamed as Deputy Registrary and Deputy Secretary General, Senior Assistant Registrary, and Assistant Registrary.
See also
*
Registrar of the University of Oxford
References
External links
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{{University of Cambridge
1506 establishments in England
Registraries of the University of Cambridge