John Lewis Paton (1863 - 1946) was a British missionary and academic who served as an educationist and high school headmaster.
Biography
He was born on 13 August 1863 in Sheffield, England.
He was the son of
John Brown Paton, a Scottish missionary.
He died in 1946.
Education
He was educated in Halle, Germany, at
Nottingham High School
Nottingham High School is a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private fee-charging day school for boys and girls in Nottingham, England, with an infant and junior school (ages 4–11) and senior school (ages 11–18). There were 1177 stu ...
and at
Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school in Shrewsbury.
Founded in 1552 by Edward VI by royal charter, to replace the town's Saxon collegiate foundations which were disestablished in the sixteenth century, Shrewsb ...
where he became head boy.
He entered
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, formally the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch L ...
, in 1886 where he placed first in Classical Tripos, part two, with special distinction in Language and History. He also received the Junior Chancellor's Medal for Classics.
Career
He was the High Master of
Manchester Grammar School
The Manchester Grammar School (MGS) is a highly Selective school, selective Private_schools_in_the_United_Kingdom, private day school for boys aged 7-18 in Manchester, England, which was founded in 1515 by Hugh Oldham (then Bishop of Exeter). ...
from 1902 to 1924.
He was President of
Memorial University College from 1925 to 1933.
Legacy
Today he is honoured in a number of ways. For example, the
Paton College
Paton College are residences operated by Memorial University of Newfoundland located on the eastern end of the St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's campus. Paton College offers traditional dormitory style housing while Burton's Pond ...
is named after him. Additionally, The John Lewis Paton Distinguished University Professorship is named after him.
See also
* ''
The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers
''The Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers'' is a 2005 four-volume biographical reference work edited by John R. Shook, then of Oklahoma State University, published by Thoemmes Continuum. Its consulting editors were Richard T. Hull, Bruce ...
''
References
External links
John Lewis Paton , History of Memorial UniversityJohn Lewis Paton Distinguished University Professorship , Awards and Honours
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1863 births
1946 deaths
British writers
British academics