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Selwyn College, Cambridge

Selwyn College is one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1882 in memory of the Rt. Revd. George Augustus Selwyn (1809 - 1878), the first Bishop of New Zealand. It is therefore one of the younger Cambridge colleges.

Famous alumni

Clive Anderson - British comedian and television show host
John Selwyn Gummer[?] - British politician
Simon Hughes[?] - British politician
Hugh Laurie - British comedian and actor
Malcolm Muggeridge[?] - British author and journalist
Rob Newman[?] - British comedian

External link

http://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/ - Official Selwyn College website

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