List of Old Derbeians
Encyclopedia
This is a list of notable Old Derbeians, former pupils and masters of Derby School
(from the 12th century to 1989) and of Derby Grammar School
(since 1994), in Derby
, England
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Shaun 'Poser' Purewal (All round legend 1992 - )
Derby School
Derby School was a school in Derby in the English Midlands from 1160 to 1989. It had an almost continuous history of education of over eight centuries. For most of that time it was a grammar school for boys. The school became co-educational and comprehensive in 1974 and was closed in 1989...
(from the 12th century to 1989) and of Derby Grammar School
Derby Grammar School
Derby Grammar School is an independent and selective grammar school at Littleover near the city of Derby, England. Founded as a school for boys in 1995, it takes boys from the age of seven and currently has around three hundred pupils...
(since 1994), in Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Born in the 16th century
- BlessedBeatificationBeatification is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a dead person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in his or her name . Beatification is the third of the four steps in the canonization process...
Edward JamesEdward James (martyr)Blessed Edward James Blessed Edward James Blessed Edward James (born at Barton, Breaston, near Long Eaton, Derbyshire, c. 1557, executed at Chichester, Sussex, 1 October 1588, was an English Catholic priest and martyr.-Education:...
(1557–1588), Catholic martyr - John Cotton (1585–1652), New EnglandNew EnglandNew England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
PuritanPuritanThe Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
Born in the 17th century
- George SitwellGeorge Sitwell (Sheriff)George Sitwell was the leading ironmaster in North Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire in the seventeenth century.. He built Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire in 1626. He mined, forged, and rolled iron for use in Britain and overseas...
(c.1600-1667), IronmasterIronmasterAn ironmaster is the manager – and usually owner – of a forge or blast furnace for the processing of iron. It is a term mainly associated with the period of the Industrial Revolution, especially in Great Britain....
and High Sheriff. - John FlamsteedJohn FlamsteedSir John Flamsteed FRS was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. He catalogued over 3000 stars.- Life :Flamsteed was born in Denby, Derbyshire, England, the only son of Stephen Flamsteed...
(1646–1719), England's first Astronomer RoyalAstronomer RoyalAstronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. There are two officers, the senior being the Astronomer Royal dating from 22 June 1675; the second is the Astronomer Royal for Scotland dating from 1834.... - Anthony BlackwallAnthony BlackwallThe Reverend Anthony Blackwall , was an English classical scholar and schoolmaster.-Early life:...
(1672–1730), classical scholar - Henry CantrellHenry CantrellHenry Cantrell was a high-church Church of England clergyman and religious controversialist.- Education :...
(1684–1773), clergyman and religious controversialist - William BudworthWilliam BudworthWilliam Budworth , schoolmaster at Brewood in Staffordshire, England. He taught several notable pupils, but he is most remembered for not employing Samuel Johnson as an assistant at Brewood Grammar School.-Biography:...
(c. 1699-1745), schoolmaster
Born in the 18th century
- Sir John Eardley WilmotJohn Eardley WilmotSir John Eardley Wilmot PC , was an English judge, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas from 1766 to 1771.-Family and early life:...
(1709–1792), Chief Justice of the Common PleasChief Justice of the Common PleasThe Court of Common Pleas, also known as the Common Bench or Common Place, was the second highest common law court in the English legal system until 1880, when it was dissolved. As such, the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas was one of the highest judicial officials in England, behind only the Lord... - Joseph WrightJoseph Wright of DerbyJoseph Wright , styled Wright of Derby, was an English landscape and portrait painter. He has been acclaimed as "the first professional painter to express the spirit of the Industrial Revolution"....
(1734–1797), artist - Daniel CokeDaniel CokeDaniel Parker Coke , was an English barrister and member of parliament.-Early life:Coke was the only son of Thomas Coke , a barrister, and his wife, Matilda Goodwin . He belonged to an old Derbyshire family, the Cokes of Trusley...
(1745–1825), barrister and member of parliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... - Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St HelensAlleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St HelensAlleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens PC was a British diplomat and a friend of explorer George Vancouver, who named Mount St...
(1753–1839), diplomat - Joseph StruttJoseph Strutt (philanthropist)Joseph Strutt was an English philanthropist. He got his wealth from family textile business. The Strutt brothers were radical social reformers who gave significant donations and founded several important institutions in their native Derby area....
(1765–1844), cotton manufacturer and philanthropist - Sir William GellWilliam GellSir William Gell was an English classical archaeologist and illustrator.-Life:Born at Hopton in Derbyshire, the son of Philip Gell and Dorothy Milnes...
(1777–1836), archaeologist
Born in the 19th century
- Sir Francis Seymour HadenFrancis Seymour HadenSir Francis Seymour Haden , was an English surgeon, best known as an etcher.He was born in London, his father, Charles Thomas Haden, being a well-known doctor and lover of music. He was educated at Derby School, Christ's Hospital, and University College, London, and also studied at the Sorbonne,...
(1818–1910), surgeon and artist - Sir Henry Howe BemroseHenry Howe BemroseSir Henry Howe Bemrose was a British printer and publisher, as well as mayor and later Conservative Member of Parliament for Derby.-Life:...
(1827–1911), member of parliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for DerbyDerby (UK Parliament constituency)Derby is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950. It was represented by two Members of... - Unwin SowterUnwin SowterUnwin Sowter was an English corn factor and miller and cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1876. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
(1839–1910) maltster, cricketer and Mayor of Derby - John Cook WilsonJohn Cook WilsonJohn Cook Wilson was an English philosopher. The only son of a Methodist minister, after Derby School he went up to Balliol College, Oxford in 1868, where he read both Classics and Mathematics, gaining a double First in both. Wilson became a Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford in 1873...
(1849–1915), philosopher
- J. M. J. FletcherJ. M. J. FletcherThe Reverend James Michael John Fletcher MA , was an English clergyman of the Church of England, author and historian.-Career:*Vicar of Tideswell*Canon of Salisbury*Fellow of the Royal Historical Society-Publications:...
(1850–1934), historianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is... - E. W. HobsonE. W. HobsonErnest William Hobson FRS was an English mathematician, now remembered mostly for his books, some of which broke new ground in their coverage in English of topics from mathematical analysis...
FRS (1856–1933), mathematician - Richard MansfieldRichard MansfieldRichard Mansfield was an English actor-manager best known for his performances in Shakespeare plays, Gilbert and Sullivan operas and for his portrayal of the dual title roles in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
(1857–1907), actor - Hon. George Frederick Earp CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1858–1933), member of the Legislative Council of New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... - John Atkinson HobsonJohn A. HobsonJohn Atkinson Hobson , commonly known as John A. Hobson or J. A. Hobson, was an English economist and critic of imperialism, widely popular as a lecturer and writer.-Life:...
(1858–1940), social theorist and economist - Walter WestonWalter WestonThe Reverend Walter Weston , was an English clergyman, missionary, and mountaineer.-Background and early life:...
(1860–1940), missionary and mountaineer - Frederic CreswellFrederic CreswellColonel Frederic Hugh Page Creswell was a British-born Labour Party politician in South Africa. He was Minister of Defence from 1924 to March 1933.-Early life:...
(1866–1948), mining engineer and South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n Minister of Defence - Lawrence BeesleyLawrence BeesleyLawrence Beesley was a Science teacher, journalist and author who was a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. He was born in Wirksworth, Derbyshire.-Education:...
(1877–1967), RMS Titanic survivor and author - Walter GreatorexWalter GreatorexWalter Greatorex was an English composer and musician. He is probably best remembered for his hymn tune Woodlands which has been used with hymns such as Henry Montagu Butler's Lift Up Your Hearts! and Timothy Dudley-Smith's Tell Out, my Soul.-Education:Born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, the son...
(1877–1949), composer - Charles Tate Regan (1878–1943), ichthyologist
- Sir George SimpsonGeorge Simpson (meteorologist)Sir George Clarke Simpson KCB CBE FRS was a British meteorologist, born in Derby, England.-Biography:George Clarke Simpson was born 2 September 1878 in Derby England, the son of Arthur Simpson, a proprietor of a department store in East Street, and Alice Lambton Clarke...
FRS (1878–1965), meteorologist - Geoffrey Shaw (1879–1943), composer and musician
- William George ConstableWilliam George ConstableWilliam George Constable William George Constable William George Constable (born Derby, England, 27 October 1887, died Cambridge, Massachusetts, 3 February 1976, was an art historian and gallery director.-Education:...
(1887–1976), art historianArt historyArt history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style... - Sir Robert HoweRobert Howe (diplomat)Sir Robert George Howe, GBE, KCMG was a British diplomat who served as the last Governor-General of the Sudan from 1947 to 1955.-Career:*Third Secretary at British Embassy, Copenhagen, 1920...
(1893–1981), last BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Governor-GeneralGovernor-GeneralA Governor-General, is a vice-regal person of a monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription. Depending on the political arrangement of the territory, a Governor General can be a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above "ordinary" governors.- Current uses...
of the SudanSudanSudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
, 1947-1955
Born in the 20th century
- Sir Max BemroseMax BemroseSir John Maxwell Bemrose , known as Sir Max Bemrose, was an English industrialist, politician, and county officer for Derbyshire.-Early life:...
(1904–1986), Chairman of Bemrose Corporation and High Sheriff of DerbyshireHigh Sheriff of DerbyshireThis is a list of High Sheriffs of Derbyshire from 1568.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been... - Canon Garrett Daniel Sweeney (1912–1979), Master of St Edmund's House, Cambridge
- P. G. AshmoreP. G. AshmoreProfessor Philip George Ashmore, known as Sandy Ashmore, born Derbyshire, England, 5 May 1916, died 25 March 2002, was an English academic chemist and the first Professor of Physical Chemistry at UMIST, Manchester.-Background and education:...
(1916–2002), academic chemistChemistA chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms... - Spencer BarrettSpencer BarrettSpencer Barrett FBA, was an English classical scholar, Fellow and Sub-Warden of Keble College, Oxford, and Reader in Greek Literature in the University of Oxford...
FBABritish AcademyThe British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
(1914–2001), classical scholar, Fellow and Sub-Warden of Keble College, OxfordKeble College, OxfordKeble College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the University Museum and the University Parks. The college is bordered to the north by Keble Road, to the south by Museum Road, and to the west by Blackhall... - George BaconGeorge BaconGeorge Edward Bacon MA ScD PhD FInstP is a British nuclear physicist, specializing in neutron diffraction.-Biography:...
(born 1917), nuclear physicist - Alexander MorrisonAlexander Morrison (judge)Alexander John Henderson Morrison is a British judge, President of the Mental Health Review Tribunal between 1983 and 1998.-Early life:...
(born 1927), judge - John Stobart (born 1929), maritime artist
- Robert William Grimley (born 1943), DeanDean (religion)A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...
of BristolBristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
since 1997 - Dr David Livesey (born 1944), Life Fellow and Vice-Master of Emmanuel College, CambridgeEmmanuel College, CambridgeEmmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
, Secretary-General of the League of European Research UniversitiesLeague of European Research UniversitiesThe League of European Research Universities is a consortium of Europe's most prominent and renowned research universities.-History and Overview:...
since 2005
Notable masters of Derby School
- John Meade FalknerJ. Meade FalknerJohn Meade Falkner was an English novelist and poet, best known for his 1898 novel, Moonfleet. An extremely successful businessman as well, he became chairman of the arms manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth during World War I.-Life and works:Falkner was born in Manningford Bruce, Wiltshire and spent...
, novelist and poet - Rev. Robert de Courcy Laffan (Senior Classical Master, 1880–1884), principal of Cheltenham CollegeCheltenham CollegeCheltenham College is a co-educational independent school, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.One of the public schools of the Victorian period, it was opened in July 1841. An Anglican foundation, it is known for its classical, military and sporting traditions.The 1893 book Great...
, member of the International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president... - George Handel Heath-Gracie BMus (Dunelm) FRCORoyal College of OrganistsThe Royal College of Organists or RCO, is a charity and membership organisation based in the United Kingdom, but with members around the world...
(Director of Music, 1938–1944), organist and conductor - Henry Judge Hose (Maths master, 1867–1874), mathematician
Shaun 'Poser' Purewal (All round legend 1992 - )
See also
- Derby SchoolDerby SchoolDerby School was a school in Derby in the English Midlands from 1160 to 1989. It had an almost continuous history of education of over eight centuries. For most of that time it was a grammar school for boys. The school became co-educational and comprehensive in 1974 and was closed in 1989...
- List of Masters of Derby School
- Old Derbeians
- Derby Grammar SchoolDerby Grammar SchoolDerby Grammar School is an independent and selective grammar school at Littleover near the city of Derby, England. Founded as a school for boys in 1995, it takes boys from the age of seven and currently has around three hundred pupils...