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List Of Old Uppinghamians
Alumni of Uppingham School are known as Old Uppinghamians. Uppingham School is a co-educational independent school situated in the small market town of Uppingham in Rutland, England. The school was founded in 1584 by Robert Johnson, the Archdeacon of Leicester who also established Oakham School. Notable former pupils include: A * Patrick Abercrombie, architect and town planner *Robert Adley, Member of Parliament for Bristol North East (UK Parliament constituency), Bristol North East and Christchurch * Crispin Agnew, Rothesay Herald and former explorer and mountaineer. * Jonathan Agnew, England, Leicestershire cricketer and chief cricket correspondent for BBC Radio (The Lodge) * John Aldam Aizlewood, Major-General, British Army officer in World War I and World War II * John Aldridge (Royal Academician), John Aldridge, Royal Academy, Royal Academician * Anthony Armstrong (writer), Anthony Armstrong, author, essayist, dramatist * William Mitchell Acworth, British railway economist, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uppingham School
Uppingham School is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils 13-18) in Uppingham, Rutland, England, founded in 1584 by Robert Johnson (rector), Robert Johnson, the Archdeacon of Leicester, who also established Oakham School. The headmaster, Richard J. Maloney, belongs to the Headmasters Conference, Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the school to the Rugby Group of independent school (UK), British independent schools. Edward Thring was perhaps the school's best-known headmaster (in 1853–1887). His curriculum changes were adopted in other English public schools. John Wolfenden, headmaster from 1934 to 1944, chaired the Wolfenden Committee, whose report recommending the decriminalisation of homosexuality appeared in 1957. Uppingham has a musical tradition based on work by Paul David and Robert Sterndale Bennett. It has the biggest playing-field area of any school in England, in three separate areas of the town: Leicester to the west, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
