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The Pitt Scholarship at the University of Cambridge, England, was instituted in 1814 using surplus funds originally raised to erect a statue to William Pitt the Younger, supplemented with a donation from the Pitt Club in London.[1][2] It became the pre-eminent classics University Scholarship of Great Britain.[3]

References

  1. ^ The Cambridge Guide: Including Historical and Architectural Notices of the Public Buildings, and a Concise Account of the Customs and Ceremonies of the University (Google books). J. & J.J. Deighton. 1837. p. 24. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  2. ^ A Topographical Dictionary of England (Google books). S. Lewis & Company. 1831. p. 343. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  3. ^ University of Cambridge (1830). Classical Examinations: Or, A Selection of University Scholarship and Other Public Examination Papers and of the Question Papers on the Lecture Subjects of the Different Colleges in the University of Cambridge (Google books). pp. 4–14. Retrieved 2008-10-19.