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T. P. M. Lewis
T. P. M. Lewis (26 July 1904 – 10 June 1989) was a British educationalist who served in British Malaya, Malaya, and is known for the diary he kept during his three and a half years as a Prisoner of war, POW in Singapore, which he later published. Early life and education T. P. M. Lewis was born on 26 July 1904 into a Welsh family, and educated at Royal Masonic School for Boys, Royal Masoninc School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, and at Jesus College, Oxford. Career Lewis began his career in 1926 when he joined the Malayan Education Department of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States as Assistant Master, and in 1930 was appointed Acting Headmaster of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Anderson, Anderson School, Ipoh, in addition to his other duties. He then served in several schools as headmaster or assistant headmaster including King Edward VII School, Taiping (1932), English College Johore Bahru, English College, Johore Bahru (1936), Francis Light School, Penang (1938), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeth's Foundation) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street. The college was founded by Queen Elizabeth I of England on 27 June 1571. A major driving force behind the establishment of the college was Hugh Price (or Ap Rhys), a churchman from Brecon in Wales. The oldest buildings, in the first quadrangle, date from the 16th and early 17th centuries; a second quadrangle was added between about 1640 and about 1713, and a third quadrangle was built in about 1906. Further accommodation was built on the main site to mark the 400th anniversary of the college, in 1971, and student flats have been constructed at sites in north and east Oxford. A fourth quadrangle was completed in 2021. There are about 475 students at any one time; the Principal of the college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
