Stephen Perse

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Dr Stephen Perse (154830 September 1615) was a 17th century academic. He was a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, UK. His grave is commemorated by a memorial in the college chapel[1] and he is remembered at the college's annual Perse Feast.

He founded The Perse School in 1615 at its original site in Free School Lane, Cambridge.[2] His foundation is commemorated by a blue plaque on the site.[3]

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  1. ^ Find-a-grave - Dr Stephen Perse
  2. ^ The original Perse School (now the Whipple Museum)
  3. ^ Cambridge Blue Plaques