List of masters of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
See also Template:Gonville and Caius Masters.
Masters

The following have served as masters of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, or its forerunner, Gonville Hall.[1]
| Gonville Hall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| № | Master[2] | Term of office | ||
| 1 | John Colton | 4 June 1349 | c. 1360 | |
| 2 | William Rougham | c. 1360 | 1393 | |
| 3 | Richard Pulham | 1393 | 1412 | |
| 4 | William Somersham | 1412 | 1416 | |
| 5 | John Rickingale | 1416 | 1426 | |
| 6 | Thomas Attwood | 1426 | 1454 | |
| 7 | Thomas Boleyn | 1454 | 1472 | |
| 8 | Edmund Sheriffe | 1472 | 1475 | |
| 9 | Henry Costessey | 1475 | 1483 | |
| 10 | John Barly | 1483 | 1504 | |
| 11 | Edmund Stubb | 1504 | 1513 | |
| 12 | William Buckenham | 1513 | 1536 | |
| 13 | John Skypp | 1536 | 1540 resigned  | |
| 14 | John Styrmin | 1540 | 1552† | |
| 15 | Thomas Bacon | 1552 | 1557 | |
| Gonville and Caius College | ||||
| № | Master | Portrait | Term of office | |
| (15) | Thomas Bacon D.D. |  
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4 September 1557  (continued)  | 
1 January 1559† | 
| 16 | John Caius M.D. |  
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24 January 1559 | 27 June 1573  (nominated Legge)  | 
| 17 | Thomas Legge LL.D. |  
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27 June 1573 | 12 July 1607† | 
| 18 | William Branthwaite D.D. |  
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14 December 1607 | January 1619† | 
| 19 | John Gostlin M.D. |  
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16 February 1619 | 21 October 1626† | 
| 20 | Thomas Batchcroft D.D. |  
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22 October 1626 | 15 April 1649  (expelled)  | 
| 21 | William Dell M.A. |  
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4 May 1649 | 11 May 1660  (resigned)  | 
| (20) | Thomas Batchcroft D.D. |  
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11 May 1660  (restored)  | 
1 December 1660  (resigned)  | 
| 22 | Robert Brady M.D. |  
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1 December 1660 | 19 August 1700† | 
| 23 | James Halman M.A. |  
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24 August 1700 | 23 December 1702† | 
| 24 | Sir John Ellys M.A. |  
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1 January 1703 | 29 November 1716† | 
| 25 | Sir Thomas Gooch D.D. |  
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29 November 1716 | 14 February 1754† | 
| 26 | Sir James Burrough M.A. |  
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27 February 1754 | 7 August 1764† | 
| 27 | John Smith D.D. |  
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17 August 1764 | 17 June 1795† | 
| 28 | Richard Fisher Belward D.D. FRS |  
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1 July 1795 | 16 May 1803† | 
| 29 | Martin Davy M.D. D.D. FRS |  
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31 May 1803 | 18 May 1839† | 
| 30 | Benedict Chapman D.D. |  
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11 June 1839 | 23 October 1852† | 
| 31 | Edwin Guest LL.D. FRS |  
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4 November 1852 | 8 October 1880  (resigned)  | 
| 32 | Norman Macleod Ferrers D.D. FRS |  
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27 October 1880 | 31 January 1903† | 
| 33 | Ernest Stewart Roberts M.A. |  
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16 February 1903 | 16 June 1912† | 
| 34 | Sir Hugh Kerr Anderson M.D. FRS |  
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2 July 1912 | 2 November 1928† | 
| 35 | John Forbes Cameron M.A. |  
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23 November 1928 | 30 September 1948 | 
| 36 | Sir James Chadwick Ph.D. CH FRS |  
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1948 | 1959 | 
| 37 | Sir Nevill Francis Mott M.A. CH FRS |  
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1959 | 1966 | 
| 38 | Joseph Needham Ph.D. CH FRS |  
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1966 | 1976 | 
| 39 | Sir William Wade LL.D. QC FBA |  
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1976 | 1988 | 
| 40 | Peter Gray Ph.D. Sc.D. FRS |  
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1988 | 1996 | 
| 41 | Neil McKendrick M.A. FRHistS |  
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1 October 1996 | 2006 | 
| 42 | Sir Christopher Hum M.A. KCMG |  
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2006 | 2012 | 
| 43 | Sir Alan Fersht Ph.D. FRS FMedSci |  
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1 October 2012 | 30 September 2018 | 
| 44 | Pippa Rogerson Ph.D. |  
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1 October 2018 | Incumbent | 
Presidents of Fellows
The following have served as the president of Fellows of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge from the given date.
| President | Term of office | 
|---|---|
| James Burrough | 1751–1754 (elected Master) | 
| John Smith | 1754–1764 (elected Master) | 
| Joshua White | 1764–1766 | 
| Charles Carver[3] | 1766–1767 | 
| James Hicks[4] | 1767–1769 | 
| Bartholomew Edwards | 1769–1782 | 
| Samuel Reeve[5] | 1782–1789† | 
| Richard Fisher Belward[6] | 1790–1795 (elected Master) | 
| Thomas Cooke Burroughes[7] | 1795–1797 | 
| Martin Davy | 1798–1803 (elected Master) | 
| John Drew Borton[8] | 1803–1805 | 
| Jeremy Day[9] | 1819–1821 | 
| Hamnet Holditch[10] | 1835–1867† | 
| Benjamin Heath Drury[11] | 1868–1875 | 
| Alfred George Day[12] | 1875–1877 | 
| Benjamin Heath Drury | 1877–1894 | 
| Ernest Stewart Roberts[13] | 1894–1903 (elected Master) | 
| John Venn | 1903–1923† | 
| Edward John Gross[14] | April–Aug. 1923† | 
| William Warwick Buckland[15] | 1923–1946† | 
| F. J. M. Stratton[16] | 1946–1948 | 
| Edwin Keppel Bennett | 1948–1956 | 
| Sir Ronald Fisher | 1956–1959 | 
| Joseph Needham | 1959–1966 (elected Master) | 
| Philip Grierson | 1966–1976 | 
| Michael Prichard | 1976–1980 | 
| Iain Macpherson | 1980–1992 | 
| Sir Sam Edwards | 1992–1997 | 
| James Fitzsimons[17] | 1997–2005 | 
| W. Yao Liang[18] | 2005–2013 | 
| John Mollon[19] | 2013–2021 | 
| Peter Robinson[20] | 2021– | 
Deans
The following have served as dean of the college.
- Arthur Knight
 - 1878 – Frederic Wallis
 - 2005–present Rev Dr Carolyn Hammond
 
References
- ^ 'The colleges and halls: Gonville and Caius', A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3: The City and University of Cambridge. (1959), pp. 356-362. British History Online.
 - ^ 'The colleges and halls: Gonville and Caius', A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3: The City and University of Cambridge. (1959), pp. 356-362. British History Online.
 - ^ "Carver, Charles (CRVR741C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
 - ^ "Hicks, James (HKS742J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
 - ^ "Reeve, Samuel (RV756S)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
 - ^ "Fisher (post Belward), Richard (FSR765R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
 - ^ "Burroughes, Thomas Cooke (BRHS773TC)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
 - ^ "Borton, John Drew (BRTN785JD)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
 - ^ "Day, Jeremy (DY790J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
 - ^ "Holditch, Hamnett (HLDC818H)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
 - ^ "Drury, Benjamin Heath (DRRY835BH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
 - ^ "Day, Alfred George (DY843AG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
 - ^ "Roberts, Ernest Stewart (RBRS865ES)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
 - ^ "Gross, Edward John (GRS862EJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
 - ^ "Buckland, William Warwick (BKLT881WW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
 - ^ Beer, Arthur (3 June 2016). Vistas in Astronomy. Vol. 1. Elsevier. p. xv. ISBN 978-1-4832-2513-5. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
 - ^ College News Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. babylon.acad.cai.cam.ac.uk
 - ^ Professor Yao Liang
 - ^ College news
 - ^ College news
 
- Obituary of John Venn (New York Times)
 - Venn, James, Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College vol. 1 (Cambridge, 1898) p. 110 at books.google.com, accessed 27 January 2009
 - Thomas Dinham Atkinson. Cambridge described & illustrated. 332 XIV. GONVILLE AND CAIUS COLLEGE.
 























