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The Sedbergh School Science Timeline Robert Willan Wynne Bateman Antony Askew 1770’s Edward Holme John Jackson OS 1720’s, c.1735-40 Doctor who founded scientific 1789 c.1795 Headmaster 1746-1782 Doctor, Fellow of the Royal dermatology. Member of the College Well respected doctor, first Mathematician, established a school in Mathematician, fellow College of Physicians and William Craven of Physicians. Robert Willan was president of the Cheetham Society Warrington, became a famous THE SEDBERGH of St John’s College Registrar of the College of c.1740-1750 nominated dermatologist of the and first president of the medical mathematician and a regular contributor Cambridge. Physicians. Mathematical scholar. Millennium in 2000. section of the British Association. to Gentleman’s Magazine. SCIENCE TIMELINE John Hymers Sedbergh has produced a great number of notable scientists over the Peter Barwick John Fothergill Anthony Fothergill John Haygarth John Dawson Thomas Garnett Adam Sedgwick James Inman 1821-1822 Mathematician and centuries and is rightly proud of this strong heritage of OS who go on c.1630 c.1730-40’s c.1740-50 1750’s Master 1770’s-1817 c.1770 1790-1800 c.1790 Doctor and medical researcher, an Doctor and botanist. A collector Doctor who wrote about his Doctor who was very prominent Mathematician and Studied natural sciences and The Woodwardian Professor of Geology for Mathematician, Fellow of author of several to make a significant contribution to society. The quality of these many early supporter of the theory that of rare plants who created a researches. Is best known for Essay in small pox research. Published physician. lectured in chemistry and maths Cambridge University, Adam Sedgwick was a St John’s College Cambridge, books including A treatise on the alumni is illustrated by the ‘Sedbergh Science Timeline’. The School is blood circulated in the body. large botanical garden in Upton, on methods of restoring persons amongst other things, An inquiry at the Royal Institution in contemporary of Darwin. He wrote widely on Professor of Mathematics at near Stratford. Fellow of the apparently drowned but also wrote in to how to prevent the small-pox. London and took classes in his geology, became President of the Geological Society the Naval School, Analytical Geometry of determined that OS will continue in this tradition for the future. Royal Society. about science. Recipient of gold He was well known at the time for own home. Became an influential and a prominent member of the British Association. Portsmouth. Wrote several Three Dimensions and medal from the Royal Humane being the first person to advocate doctor and wrote several Amongst the most significant scientists of his technical treatises including, went to St. Johns 1600’s 1950-1960 Society. Fellow of the Royal Society. separate wards for fever patients. Isaac Pennington medical works. Argued for the generation. Fellow of the Royal Society. Navigation and Nautical College Cambridge 1760’s scientific education of women. Astronomy which became the rising through the Professor of Chemistry at standard text for many years. system to President 1700’s 1960-1970 Cambridge and Regius in 1848. 50 Professor of Physic, Fellow of 45 Thomas Gaskin 1800’s 1970- 2000 the Royal College of Physicians. 40 1822-1827 35 30 Mathematician, Fellow Colin G Trapnell OBE 1900-50 2000- present 25 d Deviation (%) of the Royal 20 Hart House 1920-1925 15 Astronomical Society 10 From Sedbergh, Colin Gordon Dobson CBE Standar Professor Denis Melrose 5 Trapnell went to Trinity College Oxford. A keen Sedgwick House 1903-07 and author of Solutions Sedgwick House 1935-1939 0 of Trigonometrical and 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 botanist and scientist from an early age, he A physicist and meteorologist who did Pioneering physician who NtG (%) Geometrical Problems. L=1 L=2 L=5 L=10 L=20 L=50 L=100 L=125 L=200 L=500 co-founded the Oxford University Exploration important work on ozone. He built the first Edwin Thompson designed and developed the John M Hammersley Club in 1927 and organised its first expedition Dobson ozone spectrophotometers and Hart House 1896-1898 equipment that made Lupton House 1934-1939 to Greenland in 1928. As ecologist for the studied the results over many years. The Biologist and Chemist. John Leighton open-heart surgery possible. A One of the outstanding problem-solvers Colonial Office, he was posted to Northern Dobson unit, a unit of measurement of James Andrew 1833-1844 of 20th Century mathematics. He formulated many problems later career in sports medicine Rhodesia (now Zambia) in 1931. Over 10 years vertically integrated atmospheric ozone 1843-1848 Mathematics teacher. of significance for theoretical and applied science and made Professor Ian Young OBE saw him inventing a legging he mapped the soil, vegetation and agriculture density, is named after him. He was Doctor, medical lecturer and remarkable progress towards their solutions. He is famous Thomas S Hele Francis Ward James Maurice Wilson Matthew Wood School House 1945-1950 which countered the effects of of the whole country – the first survey of its elected a Fellow of the Royal and was author of medical texts such John Gaitskill worldwide as the founder of the mathematical theory of Sedgwick House 1897-1900 Sedgwick House 1853-1855 1845-1850 One of the major deep vein thrombosis. kind. In 1994 he set up the Trapnell Fund for president of the Royal Meteorological as Aetiology of Phthisis. 1838-1842 Doctor and Medical 1884-1887 Mathematical scholar and Mathematical scholar and pioneers of the diagnostic percolation. John Hammersley taught at Trinity College Environmental Field Research in Africa at the Society from Mathematics teacher. Researcher. Doctor. author of Solid Geometry and teacher. engineering technology of Oxford as a doctor of science and was a Fellow of the Royal University of Oxford. 1947-49. Lilium sherriffiae Conic Sections. MRI. He received an Society. The most distinguished OS in this field. Died 2004. James Barmby OBE in 1987 and was 1840-1841 elected as a Fellow of the Mathematician and Royal Society in 1989. In The Very Reverend Dr John Lund CBE Freddie Spencer Chapman E Max Nicholson George Sheriff James Donald James H Pringle William Nolan Boutflower William Woodward George T Tatham maths lecturer. 2004 he was awarded the Ingram Cleasby Lupton House 1927-30 Lupton House 1921-1926 Hart House 1919-1922 Evans House 1912-1916 Evans House 1897-1899 School House 1877-1880 1860-1863 1846-1847 1844-1851 prestigious Royal Lupton House 1934-1938 Dr Lund was acclaimed for his Freddy Chapman became an A distinguished conservationist. Botanist, travelled primarily to the Conservator of forests in Doctor and Medical Professor of Mathematics and Doctor and author of Mathematics teacher. Academy of Engineering Primarily a high ranking work on microalgae and, explorer, joining the British Arctic Foundation member and first vice- Nepal region on botanical missions, India. Lecturer. author of Elementary Statics several medical texts such ‘Sir Frank Whittle Medal’ member of the Clergy and especially, the ecology of the Air Route Expedition in 1930 chairman of Oxford recording many significant new and Dynamics. as Lectures on Vaccination. for engineering former Dean of Chester, Ingram planktonic diatom, and, in 1932 the Greenland University Exploration species and sending samples to Kew innovations in medicine Norman B Odgers Professor Sir Christopher Cleasby had a lifelong interest in Asterionella, that continues to Expedition followed by an Club, vice-president of Gardens. At one point Sedgwick House 1889-1894 for his contribution to Booth ornithology. He wrote several dominate the spring algal expedition to Lapland in 1932 Oxford Ornithological Vice-consul of Kashgar, Doctor and Medical Lecturer. the development and Powell House 1937-1942 publications including, Birds and “bloom” in the waters of and one to the Himalayas in 1936. society and one of the Chinese Turkestan, commercialisation Professor of medicine and boys at Sedbergh Windermere of almost every He went on to teach at founding members of George Sheriff became of MRI. medical historian. Starting as a and the year. He was elected a Fellow Gordonstoun school where Prince the World Wildlife Fund. the British Representative researcher in digestive diseases, Ornithological – and was for a time chairman Philip was one of his pupils. Max Nicholson wrote, in Lhasa, Tibet, during 2009 2016 – of the Royal Society. He was Birds in England, How the second world war. Christopher Booth became an Society volumes. The International Year of 11 pupils travelled to also a president of the British birds live and other influential professor of medicine Astronomy. Sedbergh was Madagascar and took part in Phycological publications and at London’s Royal Postgraduate granted a 70mm telescope two weeks of field research Society. Encyclopedias. Medical School and then from the Society for Popular assisting PhD and Postdoctoral director of the Clinical Research Surgeon Commander Astronomy, supported by the students researching aspects of Centre at Northwick Park Andrew Brown MBE Science and Technology biodiversity. The research Hospital. No less important have Nigel Hawkes Robert Swan OBE Powell House 1986-1991 Facilities Council and the included lemur and frog been his historical contributions, Powell House 1957-1962 Winder House 1970-1974 Joined the Royal Navy in Royal Astronomical Society. sampling and coral reef ecology. particularly his studies of the John McCormick OBE Attended St Catherine’s College Oxford, where he read Explorer and first man to walk to the North and 1999 after working as an NHS doctor Quaker influence on medicine Sedgwick House 1954-1958 Metallurgy. He later worked on national newspapers for Chris Metcalfe-Gibson South poles. Has been a UN Environment for 18 months. He re-entered hospital and development of clinical A consultant surgeon, more than 35 years, writing about science, health, energy, 2010 2018 Hart House 1956-1961 Program Goodwill Ambassador, UNESCO practice in 2002 and qualified as a GP 2008 science in the present century.
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