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McCrae was an undergraduate at Jesus between 1953 and 1956. Whilst a student he was an illustrator on Varsity, Light Blue, Chanticlere, A year's purchase and Visa magazines. McCrae went on to use his drawing abilities when undertaking his later entomological work in Africa.

Took a degree in Chemistry at UCL before transferring to Cambridge to read Mineralogy and Petrology.
He served with the Colonial Service for three years for his National Service and was posted as a mineralogist in Tanganyika. He returned to Cambridge as a research student in 1957.
In 1966 he marriage his departmental colleague Christine Kelsey.

Appointed Fellow of Jesus College in 1959.
Director of Studies in Natural Sciences, 1964 - 1997
Steward at Jesus from 1969 - 1995. He supervised the College catering, and the maintenance of grounds and gardens. With his flair for the design of menus and judgement in selection of wines, a dinner in Jesus became a memorable experience.
President, 1995 - 1997.

Dennis Neville Frederick Mears was bowman for the Jesus College 1944 Lent Crew. He was born on 11 December 1925 in Cardiff and attended St. Edward's School, Oxford, between 1939 and 1943. He came to Jesus College between 1944 and 1945 where he took Engineering Studies.

Henry Menzies was born on 28 March 1867 in Lambeth, London and attended St Paul's school. He came up to Jesus in 1886 receiving a B.A. in 1889 and B.Chir. in 1894. He became a surgeon and physician at St George's Hospital and an Assistant clinician at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. He later became Senior Anaesthetist at St George's Hospital. He was was one of the founders and Honourable Secretary of the Jesus College Society. He was also an English first-class cricketer active 1891–93 who played for Middlesex.

Cricket Career
He was a very good wicket-keeper who was unfortunate enough to be at Cambridge at the same time as Gregor McGregor, thus having no chance of getting his Blue. A well-known Free Forester, he played five times for Middlesex in 1891–93, including in a County Championship match against Kent on 23 August 1893, which Middlesex lost by 12 runs.

Death
Menzies died in North Farnborough, Hampshire on 7 March 1936, at the age of 68.