List of teachers of Malvern College
List of teachers ("masters") of Malvern College is a list of some of the notable masters and headmasters (past and present) of Malvern College, a leading UK independent day and boarding school in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. They have gained recognition or excelled in such fields as education, science, culture and sport.
Headmasters
- 1865: Rev. Arthur Faber[1]
- 1880–1885: Rev. Charles Thomas Cruttwell[2]
- 1885–1894: Rev. John Willis Kearns[3]
- 1894–1897: Rev. William Grundy[4]
- 1897–1914: Rev. Sydney Rhodes James[5]
- 1914–1937: Frank Sansome Preston[6]
- 1937–1953: Rev. Canon Howard Charles Adie Gaunt (known as Tom Gaunt)[7]
- 1953–1971: Donald Dunrod Lindsay CBE (27.09.1910-14.11.2003), chairman of the HMC[8][9]
- 1971–1982: Martin John Wyndham Rogers[10]
- 1983–1996: Roy de C. Chapman, chairman of the HMC (1994),[11] schools inspector[12]
- 1997–2006: Hugh C. K. Carson[13]
- 2006-2007: David Dowdles
- 2008–present: Antony Roy Clark[14]
Other masters and mistresses
- Matthew Bayfield, master, headmaster of Eastbourne College, co-composer of Carmen Malvernense
- Ralph Blumenau, history teacher, philosophy historian and author[15]
- Christina Boxer, director of girls’ sport, former Olympic champion[16]
- Rory Boyle, music educationalist, composer.[17]
- Charles Brett, music teacher, countertenor[18]
- Gerry Chalk, cricketer who taught at the school 1934–1938. Later captained Kent County Cricket Club and was shot down and died over northern France in 1943[19]
- George Chesterton, deputy headmaster, cricketer, author
- Alan Duff, master, cricketer
- Charles Fiddian-Green, master, head of cricket, cricketer
- Julius Harrison, director of music ; classical composer and conductor
- John Hart, classics master, the first ever male Mastermind winner in 1975, defendant in Pepper v Hart,[20][21] Librarian and Curator of the Worcestershire Masonic Library and Museum Trust
- Graeme Hick, cricket coach, former England and Worcestershire cricketer[22]
- The Very Rev Robert Holtby, chaplain (1952–54), clergyman, Dean of Chichester
- Ron Hughes, rackets professional and master[23][24]
- John Lewis OBE, physics master, pioneer of educational programmes, recipient of the Centenary Award for science teaching.[25]
- David Loveday, chaplain, Bishop of Dorchester[26]
- Major Ralph Lyon, director of music, co-composer of Carmen Malvernense[27]
- Malcolm Nokes, chemistry teacher, former Olympic bronze medallist
- Wilfrid Noyce, master of modern languages (1946–50), mountaineer, the first man to reach the South Col of Everest in Sir John Hunt's celebrated expedition in 1953[28]
- George Sayer, English master and biographer of the author C. S. Lewis
- Jeffrey Skitch, biology teacher, actor and operatic baritone best known for his performances and recordings with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.
- Robert Tims, chemistry master, housemaster, head of St Leonards School, principal examiner for IB chemistry[29][30]
- Charles Toppin sports master, cricketer[31]
- Philip Turner, history master, children's fiction writer
- Eric William Kevin Walton GC, engineering lecturer, recipient of the Albert Medal and the Polar Medal[32][33]
References
- ^ Cookson, R. T. C, The Malvern Register 1865-1904 (1905), p. xvii
- ^ 'CRUTTWELL, Rev. Charles Thomas (born 30 July 1847, died 4 April 1911)' in Who Was Who 1897–1915 (London: A. & C. Black, 1988 reprint: ISBN 0-7136-2670-4)
- ^ 'KEARNS, Rev. John Willis (died 30 Oct. 1962)' in Who Was Who 1961–1970, 1979 reprint: ISBN 0-7136-2008-0)
- ^ Cookson (1905), p. 285
- ^ 'JAMES, Ven. Sydney Rhodes (born 30 May 1855, died 10 Feb. 1934)' in Who Was Who 1929–1940 (London: A. & C. Black, 1967 reprint: ISBN 0-7136-0171-X)
- ^ 'PRESTON, Frank Sansome (born 1875, died 8 Feb. 1970)', in Who Was Who 1961–1970 (London: A. & C. Black, 1979 reprint: ISBN 0-7136-2008-0)
- ^ 'GAUNT, Rev. Canon Howard Charles Adie (Tom Gaunt) (born 13 Nov. 1902, died 1 Feb. 1983)' in Who Was Who 1981–1990 (London: A. & C. Black, 1991, ISBN 0-7136-3336-0)
- ^ Service will remember great headmaster in Worcester News dated 7 February 2003, retrieved 6 September 2010
- ^ ‘LINDSAY, Donald Dunrod’, in Who Was Who 1971–1980 (London: A. & C. Black, 1989 reprint: ISBN 0-7136-3227-5)
- ^ 'ROGERS, Martin John Wyndham (born 9 April 1931)' in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012)
- ^ Reluctant torchbearer for moral crusade. Judith Judd. The Independent. Thursday, 22 September 1994.
- ^ UK inspectors visit The British School in Colombo. The Sunday Times. 30 January 2011.
- ^ ‘CARSON, Hugh Christopher Kingsford’, in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012)
- ^ ‘CLARK, Antony Roy’, in Who's Who 2012 (London: A. & C. Black, 2012)
- ^ Blumenau, Ralph (2002). Philosophy and Living. Imprint Academic. ISBN 0-907845-33-9. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Christina Boxer. Malvern College official website.
- ^ Full biography - Rory Boyle, Scottish Music Centre
- ^ Charles Brett, biography, AllMusic.com
- ^ G/C Charles Appleton CBE DSO DFC, RAF Commands Archive]. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
- ^ John Hart, Mastermind winner. www.quizplayers.com.
- ^ A first of Mastermind. Worcerster Gazette.
- ^ Profile of Graeme Hick. www.crickinfo.com.
- ^ Obituary of Ron Hughes. www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Obituary of Ron Hughes. www.timesonline.co.uk.
- ^ Science teacher is `best this century'. This Is Worcestershire. 2 February 2001.
- ^ Crockford's clerical directory. 1975. Church House. London.
- ^ Lyon, Ralph Edward. The Malvern Register, 1865-1904. (pp148) 1905.
- ^ Obituary of Sir Peter Holmes. The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ St Leonards News Issue 16 (2005). St Leonards School official website.
- ^ Assisted Places. St Leonards School official website.
- ^ The Malvern Register (1865-1904), 1905. pp xvi, xxii, xxxvi, xl.
- ^ Obituary of Eric Walton GC. The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Obituary of Eric Walton GC. The Daily Times.