What is Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge?
[[File:Fitzwilliam College porters lodge.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The main entrance of Fitzwilliam College]] '''Fitzwilliam College''' is one of the colleges of the [[University of Cambridge]], [[England]]. It is often called '''Fitz''' from the students. It was created in 1966, but it is based on earlier student groups and associations. These began in 1869 with the idea of helping poor people to study at Cambridge. Today the college has around 750 students and is one of the largest. Fitzwilliam has the tradition of doing quite well in the sports.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/college-life/activities/sports-clubs|title=Sports club - Fitzwilliam College|accessdate=11 December 2012|archive-date=31 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031192231/http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/college-life/activities/sports-clubs|url-status=dead}}</ref> Some very famous people have studied at this College, like [[Charles Scott Sherrington]] and [[Albert Szent-Györgyi]] who both won [[Nobel Prize]]s. The name of the college comes from the [[Fitzwilliam family]]. == References == {{Reflist}} == Other websites == *[http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/ Official website] {{University of Cambridge}} [[Category:Colleges of the University of Cambridge]] {{UK-stub}}