Henry Palin Gurney
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Henry Palin Gurney was a partner with Walter Wren
in Wren and Gurney
, the London
cramming college which successfully tutored candidates for the Civil service
.
, Gurney went up to Clare College, Cambridge
, graduating in 1870 in the mathematics tripos
as the 14th wrangler
and fourth in class in the natural sciences tripos. From 1870 to 1883 he was a fellow of Clare.
In 1871 Gurney was ordained as priest by Harold Browne, the bishop of Ely
and took up the curacy of Rotherhithe
. From 1876 to 1886 he was curate of St Peters Kensington
.
In 1877 Gurney entered into the partnership
for which he became best known with Walter Wren
, forming the tutorial college known as Wren and Gurney
which specialised in cramming candidates for civil service examinations. The partnership continued until 1894 when he was elected principal of the Durham College of Science and elected to the chair in mathematics.
Gurney was killed in an accident while climbing alone in Arolla
on 13 August 1904.
Walter Wren
Walter Wren was an English tutor and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons briefly in 1880....
in Wren and Gurney
Wren and Gurney
Wren and Gurney was a crammer which specialised in preparing candidates for the public examinations of the army, the United Kingdom civil service and Indian civil service....
, the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
cramming college which successfully tutored candidates for the Civil service
Civil service
The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
.
Life
Gurney was born in 1847 in London. After schooling at the City of London SchoolCity of London School
The City of London School is a boys' independent day school on the banks of the River Thames in the City of London, England. It is the brother school of the City of London School for Girls and the co-educational City of London Freemen's School...
, Gurney went up to Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
, graduating in 1870 in the mathematics tripos
Cambridge Mathematical Tripos
The Mathematical Tripos is the taught mathematics course at the University of Cambridge. It is the oldest Tripos that is examined in Cambridge.-Origin:...
as the 14th wrangler
Wrangler
At the University of Cambridge in England, a 'Wrangler' is a student who gains first-class honours in the third year of the University's undergraduate degree in mathematics. The highest-scoring student is the Senior Wrangler, the second highest is the Second Wrangler, and so on...
and fourth in class in the natural sciences tripos. From 1870 to 1883 he was a fellow of Clare.
In 1871 Gurney was ordained as priest by Harold Browne, the bishop of Ely
Bishop of Ely
The Bishop of Ely is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Ely in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese roughly covers the county of Cambridgeshire , together with a section of north-west Norfolk and has its see in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, where the seat is located at the...
and took up the curacy of Rotherhithe
Rotherhithe
Rotherhithe is a residential district in inner southeast London, England and part of the London Borough of Southwark. It is located on a peninsula on the south bank of the Thames, facing Wapping and the Isle of Dogs on the north bank, and is a part of the Docklands area...
. From 1876 to 1886 he was curate of St Peters Kensington
St Peter's Notting Hill
St Peter's Notting Hill is a Victorian Anglican church in Kensington Park Road, Notting Hill, London. Designed in the classical style by architect Thomas Allom, work was begun in 1855 and completed in 1857.-History:...
.
In 1877 Gurney entered into the partnership
Partnership
A partnership is an arrangement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests.Since humans are social beings, partnerships between individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments, and varied combinations thereof, have always been and remain commonplace...
for which he became best known with Walter Wren
Walter Wren
Walter Wren was an English tutor and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons briefly in 1880....
, forming the tutorial college known as Wren and Gurney
Wren and Gurney
Wren and Gurney was a crammer which specialised in preparing candidates for the public examinations of the army, the United Kingdom civil service and Indian civil service....
which specialised in cramming candidates for civil service examinations. The partnership continued until 1894 when he was elected principal of the Durham College of Science and elected to the chair in mathematics.
Gurney was killed in an accident while climbing alone in Arolla
Arolla
Arolla is a village in the municipality of Evolène in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.It is situated at the end of the Val d'Hérens south of Sion at 1998m altitude in the Pennine Alps...
on 13 August 1904.