| 词条 | John Strong (educationalist) |
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Prof John Strong CBE FRSE FEIS LLD (1868–1945) was a 20th-century British educationalist. He was one of the creators of the Education Act (Scotland) 1918. Amongst other actions. This brought the many poorly-funded private Catholic schools in Scotland (mainly in the Glasgow area) into state control.[1] LifeHe was born in Barrow-in-Furness on 15 January 1868. He trained as a teacher at Westminster Training College then studied at Leeds University where he graduated MA around 1888. In 1900 he became Rector of Montrose Academy. In 1907 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir James Donaldson, John Horne, Frank W. Young and Cargill Gilston Knott. In 1914 he became Rector of the Royal High School, Edinburgh and saw it through the losses of the First World War. In 1918 he returned to his alma mater, Leeds University, as Professor of Education where he remained until 1934.[2] He died on 7 October 1945 in Eastbourne. Publications
FamilyIn 1899 he married Ethel May Dobson. Their son was Major General Kenneth Strong, famed for his role in British military intelligence. His daughter Mildred Bond Strong married George C. McVittie. Artistic RecognitionHis portrait by Howard Somerville is held by the University of Leeds.[3] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://sces.org.uk/catholic-education-and-the-1918-education-act/|title=Scottish Catholic Education Service | SCES | Catholic education and the 1918 Education Act|website=sces.org.uk|accessdate=2018-10-05}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Strong, John}}{{UK-bio-stub}}2. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/john-strong-cbe-ma-lld-professor-of-education-at-the-university-of-leeds-19191933-39249|title=John Strong, CBE, MA, LLD, Professor of Education at the University of Leeds (1919–1933)|website=Art UK|accessdate=2018-10-05}} 5 : 1868 births|1945 deaths|Alumni of the University of Leeds|Academics of the University of Leeds|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
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