William Alder Strange (1813–1874) was a headmaster and author.
Background and education
The son of William Strange of Jersey and Abingdon, a wine merchant, William Alder Strange was educated at
Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 11–18) with a royal charter located to the south of Horsham in West Sussex. The school was founded in 1552 and received its first royal charter in 1553 ...
, London, where he was
Senior Grecian,
John Roysse
John Roysse (1500 or 1501–1571) was an English mercer and benefactor of Abingdon School in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
Personal life
John Roysse was probably connected with the Roysse family of East Hagbourne but there are few records appertaining ...
's
Free School in
Abingdon-on-Thames
Abingdon-on-Thames ( ), commonly known as Abingdon, is a historic market town and civil parish in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England, on the River Thames. Historic counties of England, Historically the ...
(now
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is a day and boarding independent school for boys in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The twentieth oldest independent British school, it celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2006. The school was described as "highly ...
),
and
Pembroke College, Oxford
Pembroke College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is located at Pembroke Square, Oxford. The college was founded in 1624 by King James I of England, using in part the endowment of merchant Thomas Tesdale, and was named after ...
, where he held a college scholarship. He was awarded the first
Boden scholarship in
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
at
Oxford
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in 1833.
Career
Strange was appointed as a master at the
Liverpool Royal Institution
The Liverpool Royal Institution was a learned society set up in 1814 for "the Promotion of Literature, Science and the Arts". William Corrie, William Rathbone IV, Thomas Stewart Traill and William Roscoe were among the founders. It was sometime ...
in 1833, then served as headmaster of
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is a day and boarding independent school for boys in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The twentieth oldest independent British school, it celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2006. The school was described as "highly ...
from 1840 to 1868.
[
]Augustus Hare
Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (13 March 1834 – 22 January 1903) was an English writer and raconteur.
Early life
He was the youngest son of Francis George Hare of Herstmonceux, East Sussex, and Gresford, Flintshire, Wales, and nephew of ...
described a visit in 1857: "...we had lunch with the Head-master of the Grammar School, who, as soon as it was over, apologised for leaving us because he had got 'to wallop so many boys'."
After retiring from Abingdon, he was vicar of Bishop Middleham
Bishop Middleham is a village in County Durham, in England. The population of the parish as taken at the 2011 census was 1,275 It is close to Sedgefield.
History
Bishop Middleham lies in a dry valley about 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Du ...
in County Durham
County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly â€About North East E ...
from 1868 to 1874.[
]
Family
Dr Strange was twice married:
# In 1836, to Mary Elizabeth Davis, by whom he had four daughters and three sons.
# In 1860, to Martha Richmond.
His eldest son Cresswell Strange was Canon Residentiary of Worcester.
Publications
He published ''Cards on Logic'', a series of his ''Sermons'' and was also a contributor to ''The Christian Annotator''.
See also
* List of Old Abingdonians
Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School or, in some cases, Honorary Old Abingdonians who have been awarded the status based on service to the School. The Old Abingdonians also run the Old Abingdonian Club (OA club) which is an organ ...
References
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1813 births
1874 deaths
Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford
English educational theorists
Heads of schools in England
People educated at Abingdon School
People educated at Christ's Hospital
Heads of Abingdon School
People from Bishop Middleham