William Chawner
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William Chawner was an educational reformer and the first layman
to be appointed as Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
.
from 1855 to 1875, Chawner was educated at Rossall School
before matriculating in 1867 at Emmanuel College and graduating as a prizeman in classics
in 1871.
Other than a brief period as Assistant Master at Winchester College
in 1874, Chawner's life was dedicated to Emmanuel where he became a Fellow in 1871, tutor (1875-90) and master from 1895 until his death in 1911. During his tutorship the college entered upon a period of remarkable growth; as master he was largely instrumental in establishing a scheme of Exhibitions
for students preparing for work in elementary schools, in connection with the Day Training College.
A paper, Prove All Things, written by Chawner and read by him to a religious discussion society at Emmanuel in 1909, led to the formation of the Heretics Society.
Chawner served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1899-1901.
Layman
A layperson or layman is a person who is not an expert in a given field of knowledge. The term originally meant a member of the laity, i.e. a non-clergymen, but over the centuries shifted in definition....
to be appointed as Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel 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...
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Life
The son of William Chawner, vicar of CrichCrich
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from 1855 to 1875, Chawner was educated at Rossall School
Rossall School
Rossall School is a British, co-educational, independent school, between Cleveleys and Fleetwood, Lancashire. Rossall was founded in 1844 by St. Vincent Beechey as a sister school to Marlborough College which had been founded the previous year...
before matriculating in 1867 at Emmanuel College and graduating as a prizeman in classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
in 1871.
Other than a brief period as Assistant Master at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
in 1874, Chawner's life was dedicated to Emmanuel where he became a Fellow in 1871, tutor (1875-90) and master from 1895 until his death in 1911. During his tutorship the college entered upon a period of remarkable growth; as master he was largely instrumental in establishing a scheme of Exhibitions
Exhibition (scholarship)
-United Kingdom and Ireland:At the universities of Dublin, Oxford and Cambridge, and at Westminster School, Eton College and Winchester College, and various other UK educational establishments, an exhibition is a financial award or grant to an individual student, normally on grounds of merit. The...
for students preparing for work in elementary schools, in connection with the Day Training College.
A paper, Prove All Things, written by Chawner and read by him to a religious discussion society at Emmanuel in 1909, led to the formation of the Heretics Society.
Chawner served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1899-1901.