Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge

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Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, known for its historic architecture, academic excellence, and notable alumni including Oliver Cromwell.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf college of the University of Cambridge
constituent college of the University of Cambridge
educational institution
architecturalStyle Collegiate architecture
coatOfArms Arms of Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex differenced for the college
commonAbbreviation Sidney
country United Kingdom
founded 1596
foundedBy Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex
foundingEndowmentBy Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex
hasAlumnus Alistair Darling
Carol Vorderman
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
David Owen
John Dee
John Wallis
Michael Howard
Oliver Cromwell
Richard Eyre
Sir George Stokes
Sir Robert Walpole
Thomas Clarkson
hasBuilding Sidney Sussex College Chapel
Sidney Sussex College Hall
hasCollection Oliver Cromwell relics
hasFeature historic architecture
hasGarden Fellows' Garden
hasQuadrangle Chapel Court
Cloister Court
Hall Court
hasRelic Oliver Cromwell head (burial site)
knownFor academic excellence
historic architecture
intimate central site
strong tradition in history and law
locatedIn Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
England
motto Dieu me garde de calomnie
mottoLanguage French
mottoTranslation May God protect me from slander
namedAfter Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex
opened 1598
partOf University of Cambridge
postgraduateIntake significant postgraduate community
religiousAffiliation Church of England
shortName Sidney Sussex
undergraduateIntake approximately 100 per year
website https://www.sid.cam.ac.uk

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
University of Cambridge
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