Abbott, Edwin (1808–1882), headmaster, was born in London on 12 May 1808, the son of Edward Abbott (bap. 1782, d. 1853), an oilman and Italian warehouseman, of St Martin's Lane, London, and his wife, Charlotte Mead (bap. 1773, d. 1837...
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Abbott, Edwin (1808–1882), headmaster
James M. Borg
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Abbott, Edwin Abbott (1838–1926), headmaster and writer
L. R. Farnell
revised by Rosemary Jann
Abbott, Edwin Abbott (1838–1926), headmaster and writer, was born at 38 Gloucester Place, Marylebone, Middlesex, on 20 December 1838, the eldest son of Edwin Abbott (1808–1882), headmaster of the Philological School, Marylebone, and his wife, Jane Abbott (1806–1882), a first cousin. Educated at the ...
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Abrahams, Louis Barnett (1839–1918), headmaster
Doreen Berger
Abrahams, Louis Barnett (1839–1918), headmaster, was born on 3 October 1839 at Swansea, the son of Barnett Abrahams (1785–1868) and his second wife, Hannah (fl. 1820–1868), the daughter of Locabel Levy of Lissa, Poland. There was also one daughter of this marriage. His father took the position of ...
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Adam, Alexander (1741–1809), schoolmaster and classical scholar
J. B. Paul
revised by S. J. Skedd
Adam, Alexander (1741–1809), schoolmaster and classical scholar, was born on 24 June 1741 at Coats of Burgie, a small farm in the parish of Rafford, Moray, the youngest child of the large family of John Adam (d. 1758), tenant farmer, and Christian Watson...
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Adam, Alexander (1741–1809)
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Alexander Adam (1741–1809) by Sir Henry Raeburn, c. 1805 Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Adams, Clement (c. 1519–1587), schoolmaster and map engraver
R. C. D. Baldwin
Adams, Clement (c. 1519–1587), schoolmaster and map engraver, was born at Buckington, Warwickshire. He was educated at Eton between 1530 and 1536, and subsequently at the King's Hall, Cambridge. From 17 August 1536 he was tutored in classics, mathematics, and geometry at Cambridge...
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Adams, John (1748/9–1813), schoolmaster and educational writer
Sidney Lee
revised by S. J. Skedd
Adams, John (1748/9–1813), schoolmaster and educational writer, was born in Aberdeen. He was educated at Aberdeen University and may have been the John Adams who graduated MA from King's College in 1768. After obtaining a preaching licence he travelled to London, where he was appointed minister of the Scottish church in ...
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Aikin, John (1713–1780), tutor and theological scholar
Diana K. Jones
Aikin, John (1713–1780), tutor and theological scholar, was born on 28 December 1713 in London. His father, John Aikin (1664–1756), a linen draper from Kirkcudbright, Scotland, had settled there some time previously; his mother, Anne Bentall, is described as the daughter of a ...
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Ainslie, Charlotte Edith (1863–1960), headmistress and educationist
Lindy Moore
Ainslie, Charlotte Edith (1863–1960), headmistress and educationist, was born at Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, on 15 February 1863, the second daughter of William Ainslie, a pharmaceutical chemist, and his wife, Mary Ann Wood. She attended the Merchant Company's endowed George Watson's Ladies' College, Edinburgh...
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Ainsworth, Robert (1660–1743), lexicographer and schoolmaster
R. D. Smith
Ainsworth, Robert (1660–1743), lexicographer and schoolmaster, was born in September 1660, probably at Wordsall, which, in the seventeenth century, was a collection of gentlemen's houses, in the parish of Eccles, about 4 miles from Manchester, the location cited by Dr Samuel Patrick in his preface to the second edition of ...
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Aitken, Edith (1861–1940), headmistress
Barbara E. Megson
Aitken, Edith (1861–1940), headmistress, was born at Bishophill, Bishophill Junior, York, on 16 June 1861, the third child of Henry Martin Aitken, surgical instrument manufacturer, and his wife, Elizabeth Atkinson. She and her elder siblings were baptized at St Mary Minor, Bishophill, on 8 July 1861. Their father had advanced views on the education of girls, and the eldest daughter, ...
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Alger, Mary Jemima (1838–1894), headmistress
Margaret Bryant
Alger, Mary Jemima (1838–1894), headmistress, was born on 4 February 1838 at Diss, in Norfolk, daughter of John Alger, corn merchant, and his wife, Jemima, née Goldworth, of yeoman stock. Mary had sisters and an only brother, John Goldworth Alger, who became a journalist. ...
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Alington, Cyril Argentine (1872–1955), headmaster and dean of Durham
Tim Card
Alington, Cyril Argentine (1872–1955), headmaster and dean of Durham, was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, on 22 October 1872, the second son of the Revd Henry Giles Alington (1837–1928), an inspector of schools, and his wife, Jane Margaret Booth (d. 1910). In 1886 he went with classical scholarships to ...
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Almond, Hely Hutchinson (1832–1903), headmaster
M. C. Curthoys
Almond, Hely Hutchinson (1832–1903), headmaster, born in Glasgow on 12 August 1832, was the second son of George Almond, incumbent of St Mary's Episcopal Chapel, Glasgow, and his second wife, Christiana Georgina, eldest daughter of Thomas Smith, barrister, of London. His paternal great-grandfather was headmaster of ...
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Hely Hutchinson Almond (1832–1903) by Elliott & Fry, 1895 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Altham, Harry Surtees (1888–1965), schoolmaster and cricket historian
Hubert Doggart
Altham, Harry Surtees (1888–1965), schoolmaster and cricket historian, was born at 8 The Terrace, York Town, Frimley, Surrey, on 30 November 1888, the younger son of Sir Edward Altham Altham (1856–1943), army officer, and his wife, Georgina Emily (1855–1945), daughter of W. Macpherson Nicol...
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Altschul, Annie Therese (1919–2001), psychiatric nurse and teacher
Peter Nolan
Altschul, Annie Therese (1919–2001), psychiatric nurse and teacher, was born into a middle-class Jewish family in Vienna on 18 February 1919, the daughter of Ludwig Altschul and his wife Marie. Despite the early death of her father, she enjoyed an idyllic childhood, which was enriched by her close family and the access she had to a diverse range of cultural activities. Her mother encouraged interest in the arts, sciences, and humanities, but ultimately it was mathematics that she chose for her undergraduate studies at the ...
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Annie Altschul (1919–2001), by unknown photographer
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Anderson, Dame Kitty (1903–1979), headmistress
Mary Warnock
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Anderson, Dame Kitty (1903–1979), headmistress, was born on 4 July 1903 in St Anne's, Lancashire, the only daughter and eldest of three children of John Herbert Anderson, and his wife, Lizzie Dawson. Her father moved from St Anne's to Middlesbrough as a chartered accountant in private practice. From the ...
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Anderson, Sir (William) Eric Kinloch (1936–2020), headmaster and college head
Andrew Gailey
Anderson, Sir (William) Eric Kinloch (1936–2020), headmaster and college head, was born in Edinburgh on 27 May 1936, the son of William James Kinloch Anderson (1907–1997), a director of the family firm of kilt makers founded in 1868, and his wife, ...
