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Levett, Rawdon.
Adm. pens.
at ST JOHN'S, June 4, 1861.
S. of Benjamin, merchant, of Hull [and Dorothea]. B. at Sculcoates, Yorks.
Bapt. Dec. 1, 1843.
School, Pocklington.
Matric. Michs. 1861; Scholar, 1863; B.A. (11th Wrangler) 1865; M.A. 1869.
Mathematical Master at King Edward's School, Birmingham, 1869-91; Second master there 1891-1903.
'He was full of modern views and it was due to his influence chiefly that Euclid as a textbook of geometry was superseded.' Resided latterly at Colwyn Bay, where he died Feb. 1, 1923.
Brother of Ernest L. (1866). (Scott, MSS.; The Times, Feb. 3, 1923; Mathematical Gazette, XI (1923), 325-9.)
Rawdon LEVETT
Approx. lifespan: 1843–1923
pens. St John's College adm1861:06:04
s. of Benjamin LEVETT merchant, of Hull, [ East Riding of Yorkshire ]
s. of Dorothea].
b. Sculcoates, Yorkshire
c. 1843:12:01
Sch: Pocklington School Pocklington, [ East Riding of Yorkshire ]
Matric 1861:10MT:
Scholar 1863
BA 11 th Wrangler 1865
MA 1869
Mathematical Master at: : Sch: King Edward's School King Edward's, Birmingham, [ Warwickshire ] 1869-91
Second master there 1891-1903
"He was full of modern views and it was due to his influence chiefly that Euclid as a textbook of geometry was superseded."
latterly Colwyn Bay, [ Denbighshire ]
Died [there] 1923:02:01
brother of Ernest L. LEVETT (1866)
(Scott, MSS.; The Times 1923:02:03; Mathematical Gazette, XI (1923), 325-9.)

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