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Hisanobu Niiro

Became a student at UCL in 1865.

Person, Education, Japan

Cecile Nobrega

Poet, writer, teacher, playwright. She was born as Cecile Elise Doreen Burgan on 1 June 1919 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana). She Wrote music and poetry from an early age and In 1942 mar...

Person, Education, Poetry

Norway House

Norway House and Norway Yard.  By the beginning of the 19th century this fine house set in its own large garden, had become a famous boarding academy for young gentlemen.  We know that in 1805 the ...

Building, Education, Property

Dositey Obradovich

Author, philosopher, linguist, polyglot (knew 10 languages) and first minister of education of Serbia. Often referred to by just his first name. Died Belgrade. Pictured on Yugoslavian 5,000 dinara ...

Person, Education, Literature, Philosophy, Serbia

Old Palace of John Whitgift School

A nursery, preparatory and senior school, founded by the Sisters of the Church. In 1945 it became a Direct Grant Grammar School, and in 1975 a fully independent day school for girls. It joined the ...

Building, Education

Sir Ken Olisa, OBE, CStJ, FRSA, FBCS

Sir Kenneth Aphunezi Olisa is a businessman and philanthropist. The first Black Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London. He founded and led the AIM-listed technology merchant bank Interregnum and now lea...

Person, Education, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration, Race Issues

One Tun Ragged School

The One Tun pub in Perkins Rents was in the infamous area known as the Devil's Acre. The whole area was disrupted and much of it demolished to construct Victoria Street, which opened for use in 185...

Group, Education

Anne Winefride O'Reilly, M.B.E.

Schoolteacher. Headteacher at Peckham Emergency Central School, 1940 - 46, and the first head at Walworth's first comprehensive school, 1947 - 55, when she retired.   Founding member of the All En...

Person, Education, Emergency Services, Politics & Administration, Wales

Martina Bergman Ősterberg

Pioneer of Physical Education for Women. A Swedish supporter of women's rights who settled in London in 1881. She was appointed Superintendent of Physical Education for London's public schools. Wil...

Person, Education, Gender Issues, Sport / Games, Sweden

Oxford University

Group, Education