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No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches of major catalogs (including UNESCO, Google Books, and Internet Archive) yielded no evidence of an English translation of John Caius's 'Historiae Cantebrigiensis Academiae'. The Internet Archive record for 'The works of John Caius, M.D.' (1912) includes other works by Caius (such as his treatise on the sweating sickness) but does not contain a translation of this specific historical work. No other complete or partial translations were identified.
Verified Apr 1, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, internet archive, openalex · methodology
John Caius writes to save the soul of Cambridge from the erosion of time. Discover why this physician believed a university is the sun of the world and why he argued the city exists only to serve the scholars.