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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge, Edwin Sandys, Owen Chadwick, Francis Turner, Michael William McCrum, Herbert Butterfield, Harry Hinsley, Sir Henry Willink, 1st Baronet, Edward Rainbowe, Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, John Cosin, Leszek Borysiewicz, Alec Broers, Baron Broers, Alan Cottrell, Alison Richard, Ivor Jennings, Arthur Shipley, Will Spens, John Wilfrid Linnett, Eric Ashby, Baron Ashby, John Green, Andrew Perne, John Butterfield, Baron Butterfield, Robert Mapletoft, David Glyndwr Tudor Williams, Thomas Paske, Stuart Alexander Donaldson, Robert Forsyth Scott, Edmund Pearce, Francis Mallet, Peter Giles, Charles E. Raven, John Kaye, Frederic Chase, Henry Philpott, William Chawner, Richard Adrian, 2nd Baron Adrian, Benjamin Lany, Cuthbert Scott, John Crayford, Edward Perowne, Ernest Alfred Benians, William Glyn, William Alexander Deer, Owen Gwyn, Joseph Turner, Robert Scott, Ralph Tatham. Excerpt: The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge is the main administrative and academic officer of the university, and is elected by the Regent House for a term of up to seven years. Prior to 1992, the position was part-time, the post-holder having other college and faculty duties. In fact, between 1587 and 1992 all holders were concurrently Masters of one of the University's colleges. Until the late nineteenth century, the term was generally one year, though this was extended to two years until the post became full-time in 1992. Since 2003, the Vice-Chancellor has been assisted by five Pro-Vice-Chancellors. For the year 2007-08, Alison Richard was paid " 227,000 in salary and perks." Archbishop Edwin Sandys (1519-1588) was an English prelate. He was Anglican Bishop of Worcester (1559-1570), London (1570-1576) and Archbishop of York (1576-1588) during the reign of Elizabeth I of England. He was ...