List of Masters of Downing College, Cambridge

This is a list of Masters of Downing College, Cambridge. The head of Downing College, Cambridge is termed the "Master". Downing was founded as a result of the will of Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet and it received its Royal Charter in 1800 from George III.

The current Master is Geoffrey Grimmett, Professor of Mathematical Statistics at the University: his incumbency began in 2013. His successor, former journalist Alan Bookbinder, is expected to take over in October 2018.[1]

Masters

Name Portrait Term of office
Francis Annesley 1800 17 April 1812†
William Frere 1812 25 May 1836†
Thomas Worsley 1836 16 February 1885†
William Lloyd Birkbeck 1885 25 May 1888†
Alexander Hill 1888 1907
Frederick Howard Marsh 1907 24 June 1915†
Sir Albert Seward 1915 1936
Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond 1936 15 December 1946†
Sir Lionel Whitby 1947 24 November 1956†
William Keith Chambers Guthrie 1957 1972
Sir Morien Morgan 1972 4 April 1978†
Sir John Butterfield 1978 1987
Peter Mathias 1987 1995
Sir David King 1995 2000
Stephen Fleet 2001 2003
Barry Everitt 2003 2013
Geoffrey Grimmett 2013 2018
Alan Bookbinder 2018 incumbent

References

  1. Patrick Wernham (29 November 2017). "Alan Bookbinder appointed as new Master of Downing College". The former BBC journalist will take up the role in October. Varsity Publications Ltd., Cambridge. Retrieved 7 September 2018.


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