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Druce is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Duncan Druce (1939–2015), British composer and musicologist *Eliot Druce (1876–1934), English cricketer *Frank Druce (1875–1954), English cricketer *George Claridge Druce (1850–1932), British botanist *Helen Margaret Druce (1921–2010), New Zealand teacher, tramper, botanist and botanical collector *Herbert Druce (1846–1913), British entomologist *Hamilton Herbert Druce (1869–1922), British entomologist, son of the above *John Druce (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player *Joseph Druce (born 1965), American prisoner who murdered John Geoghan *Olga Druce, American radio and television producer, public speaker, and actress *Thomas W. Druce (born 1961), former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, US {{surname, Druce ...
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Duncan Druce
Robert Duncan Druce (23 May 193913 October 2015) was an English composer, string player and musicologist, noted for his breadth of musical interests ranging from contemporary music to baroque and early music, as well as music of India. Education and academic life Druce was born in Cheshire in 1939, the son of the former Katy Chesters and Robert Druce, a bacteriologist. In 1957, he entered King's College, Cambridge, which later awarded him a double first in music. Subsequently, he completed a Masters at the University of Leeds and, in 1984 embarked upon a second master's degree, at the University of York, choosing this time the music of southern India as the topic of his thesis. In 1991, Druce stood down from his long-standing post as senior lecturer at Leeds University's Bretton Hall Campus, to continue to work as a performer and composer. Druce lectured in composition part-time at the University of Huddersfield until his death. Druce married Clare Spalding in 1964. The coupl ...
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Eliot Druce
Eliot Albert Cross Druce (20 June 1876 – 24 October 1934) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1897 and 1913. He was born at Weybridge in Surrey, the son of Albert Druce, and grew up at Thornhill in Sevenoaks in Kent.Venn J, Venn JA (1954) ''Alumni cantabrigienses; a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900 vol.2, pt.2'', p.341. Cambridge: Cambridge University PressAvailable online Retrieved 2017-05-30). Education Druce attended The Beacon, now called New Beacon, in Sevenoaks, Marlborough College, Marlborough School and then went up to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1895. He took a law degree, graduating in 1898 and becoming a solicitor in 1901. He was later employed in the offices of the Duchy of Lancaster. Cricketing career Druce did not play for the Marlborough cricket team but made his first-class cricket debut for Cambridge University Cricket ...
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