List of Presidents of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge
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This article lists those who have served as President of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge (previously known as New Hall, Cambridge) since its foundation in 1954.
Dr Zara Steiner served as Acting President between the retirement of Valerie Pearl in September 1995 and the appointment of Anne Lonsdale in January 2006.
Presidents of New Hall, Cambridge
- 1954–1981 Dame Rosemary MurrayRosemary MurrayDame Alice Rosemary Murray, DBE was a British chemist, educator and university administrator.-New Hall, Cambridge:...
- 1981–1995 Valerie PearlValerie PearlDr Valerie Louise Pearl is an historian, noted for work on the English Civil War and was the second President of New Hall, Cambridge.-Life:Pearl is the daughter of Cyril Bence, the former Labour Party Member of Parliament for...
- 1996–2008 Anne LonsdaleAnne LonsdaleAnne Lonsdale is a sinologist and was the third President of New Hall, Cambridge.-Life:Born Anne Menzies in Huddersfield in February 1941, the only child of Alexander Menzies, a professor of physics at the University of Leeds, Lonsdale was educated at Heathfield School in Harrow before winning a...
Dr Zara Steiner served as Acting President between the retirement of Valerie Pearl in September 1995 and the appointment of Anne Lonsdale in January 2006.