Ronald Groves MA BSc (Oxon); FRIC, (19 August 1908 - 1991) was a noted educationalist and academic and was Master of Dulwich College from 1954 to 1966. The Royal Institute of Chemistry was a British scientific organisation Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Dulwich College is an independent selective fee-paying public school for boys in Dulwich, a suburb of south-east London United Kingdom Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.
Early Life
He was born the son of John Ackroyd and Annie Groves in Bradford. Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and went on to Christ Church College, Oxford from where he received a First Class Honours degree in Natural Sciences (Chemistry) in 1931. Bradford Grammar School was founded in 1548 and granted its Charter as the Free Grammar School of King Charles II in 1662 Not to be confused with Christchurch, a city in New Zealand. Christ Church (Ædes Christi the temple or house of Christ and thus sometimes known as The British undergraduate degree classification system is a grading scheme for Undergraduate degrees ( Bachelor's degrees and some Master's degrees In Science, the term natural science refers to a naturalistic approach to the study of the Universe, which is understood as obeying rules or law of Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1939 he married Hiliary Annot (the younger daughter of a former Master of Dulwich College, George Smith) with whom he had two sons. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dulwich College is an independent selective fee-paying public school for boys in Dulwich, a suburb of south-east London United Kingdom [1]
Career
Having completed his education he went on to become Assistant Master from 1931 to 1932 at Bradfield College, and then from 1932 to 1935 at Worksop College. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Bradfield College is a coeducational Public school located in the small village of Bradfield in the English Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Worksop College is a Co-educational day and Boarding school for those aged 13 to 18 in England. In 1935 he took up the role of Senior Science Master at The King's School, Canterbury and became Bursar of that school in 1937. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The King's School is an English Independent school situated in Canterbury, Kent. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1943 he began his first Headmastership at Campbell College, Belfast and remained at that school until 1954. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History It was founded in 1894 thanks to a bequest from Henry James Campbell, who had made his fortune in the linen trade Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) He left Campbell College in 1954 to become Master of Dulwich College where he remained until 1966. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. During his time at Dulwich College he also became Chairman of the Food Standards Committee from 1959 to 1962. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Following his retirement from Dulwich College in 1966 he became an adviser to the Joint Working Party of Governing Bodies' Association and Headmasters' Conference until 1973. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. From 1969 he was secretary of the Sir Richard Stapley Educational Trust. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was also a Trustee of King's College Hospital and a Member of the Council of the King's College Hospital Medical School. King's College Hospital is an Acute care facility in the London Borough of Lambeth, referred to locally and by staff simply as "King's" or abbreviated internally
He was a member of the Athenaeum Club as well as the MCC. The Athenaeum Club is a Gentlemen's club standing at 107 Pall Mall, London, England, at the corner of Waterloo Place. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 [1]
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| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Christopher H GILKES The Deputy Master was Acting Master for 12 months following the death of Gilkes |
Master of Dulwich College 1954–1966 |
Succeeded by Charles W Lloyd |
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