Cambridge, University of

Cambridge, University of, at Cambridge, England, one of the oldest English-language universities in the world. Originating in the early 12th cent. (legend places its origin even earlier than that of the Univ. of Oxford), Cambridge was organized into residential colleges, like those of Oxford, by the end of the 13th cent.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Curriculum and Facilities
• Colleges
• Bibliography

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