Stephen George Fleet (28 September 1936 – 18 May 2006) was a Master of

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, the

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and a researcher in mineral sciences and

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. Stephen Fleet was educated at

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, Lewes County Grammar School, Sussex and

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, where he received his

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. His research fields were the crystal structure of minerals, particularly phase transformations in minerals and meteorites. In 1963 Fleet moved to Fitzwilliam House and was a founding

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when Fitzwilliam achieved collegiate status in 1966. In 1974 he moved to Downing College as

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and fellow and later served the college as Vice-Master (1985–1987, 1991–1994 and 1997–2000) and as Master from 2000 to 2003. Between 1983 and 1997 Fleet was the University Registrary, the chief administrative officer of the university. He died from

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at the

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, London on 18 May 2006.

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* * 1936 births 2006 deaths People educated at Brentwood School, Essex Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Fellows of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Masters of Downing College, Cambridge Fellows of the Institute of Physics Deaths from cancer in England Registraries of the University of Cambridge {{England-academic-administrator-stub