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John Caius green plaque

Commemorative plaque
John Caius green plaque
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This green commemorative plaque records: John Caius Scholar and Physician to Edward VI and Mary was born in this parish. In 1557 he refounded Gonville Hall, Cambridge 1510-1573.
John Caius, a prominent scholar and physician to Kings Edward VI and Mary, significantly contributed to the medical field and academia; in 1557, he refounded Gonville Hall as Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

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