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Which college at Cambridge did Samuel Pepys attend?
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Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys, oil painting by John Hayls, 1666; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Samuel Pepys attended Magdalene College, Cambridge. Although he was initially entered at Trinity Hall in 1650, he ultimately attended Magdalene as a sizar, where he obtained a scholarship and later earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees. In his later years, he became a significant benefactor to the college, bequeathing his famous library of books and manuscripts to it.12