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St John’s College, Cambridge - Excellence and Diversity launched

13th February 2007

Third Millennium launched today its fifth highly illustrated Cambridge College publication entitled St John’s, Cambridge – Excellence and Diversity.

Much more than a factual record, Excellence and Diversity draws upon a rich abundance of archive and pictorial material to capture College life: the highs, the lows, work and play, college characters and personalities – a kaleidoscope of views and reminiscences forming a lively and enduring account of this internationally regarded academic institution.

Founded in 1511 according to the will (as interpreted by Bishop Fisher of Ely) of Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, St John’s has grown steadily over the centuries to be the second largest Cambridge college. With its world famous choir, and distinguished alumni including poets William Wordsworth), five Prime Ministers, no fewer than eight Nobel laureates and at least one wizard (the astrologer John Dee, a favourite of Elizabeth I), St John’s and Johnians can claim a notably eclectic tradition. In recent times well-known figures including Douglas Adams, Cecil Beaton, Mike Brearley, Derek Jacobi and Jonathan Miller hint at the variety to be found in the Johnian community at large.

The volume offers fascinating insights into daily life of the College today and within living memory, drawing on many, often humorous, recollections of Johnians. It shows how the College community of over a thousand people is actually run. It details the College’s impressive achievements in science, humanities, economics, engineering, law and medicine; its great sporting traditions; and its contribution to the wider world of business.

Excellence and Diversity also includes a complimentary CD illustrating music from the St John’s Choir, acknowledged as one of the world’s finest college choirs.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Imprint: Third Millennium Publishing, London.
Editor: David Morphet
Publication date: 13th February 2007 / RRP: £45 / ISBN: 1 903942 56 X
Specification: Hardback, 208 pages, 280 x 240 mm portrait, over 225 images in colour and b/w, printed in colour throughout.

Third Millennium Publishing specialises in publishing and design for the art and heritage markets and is currently working on a number of book projects with leading schools, Oxbridge colleges, universities (including a celebratory volume on the 800th anniversary of Cambridge University), and museums and galleries in the UK and USA.

For further information contact Michael D Jackson, Marketing Manager, Third Millennium Information Ltd, 2-5 Benjamin St, EC1M 5QL. Tel: +44 (0)207 336 0144. Email: mj@tmiltd.com. Website: www.tmiltd.com