Matilda Ellen Bishop
Matilda Ellen Bishop (12 April 1842 in Tichborne, Hampshire – 1 July 1913 in Camberwell, London) was the first Principal (academia), Principal of Royal Holloway, University of London, Royal Holloway College, University of London and was responsible for establishing many of the early traditions at the institution. Her father was a scholarly Church of England clergyman. Early life Bishop was educated at a seminary for young ladies in Brighton, where she had to learn passages of the Bible by heart. She taught at Sunday School from the age of eleven. At sixteen (c.1858) she was sent to Queen's College, London, Queens College, Harley Street, London, and was deeply influenced by Revd F. D. Maurice. Career She then followed a teaching career becoming the first deputy and the second headmistress of Oxford High School (Oxford), Oxford High School from 1879 to 1887. She was replaced by Lucy Soulsby. Bishop was appointed as the first Principal of Royal Holloway College on its opening in 18 ...
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Matilda Ellen Bishop By James Jebusa Shannon (1862–1923) Painting
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