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| Brereton, Cloudesley Shovell Henry. Adm. sizar at ST JOHN'S, Apr. 30, 1883. S. of Shovell Henry (1851), Esq. B. Nov. 21, 1863, at Norwich. School, Oundle (Exhibitioner). Matric. Michs. 1883; B.A. 1886; M.A. 1890. Studied at the Sorbonne; L.-ès-lettres (Paris); Hon. D.-ès-L. (Lille). Assistant Master at Perse School, Cambridge, for four years; subsequently at Heath School, Halifax, and Queen Elizabeth's College, Guernsey. Secretary of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers, 1898-1901. Lecturer at the London School of Economics, 1905. Educationist and agriculturist. Lectured in France, Germany and America. Wrote on French rural, secondary and physical education. Officier de l'Instruction Publique; Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Occasional Inspector under the Board of Education; did much to improve the teaching of modern languages. Of Briningham House, Norfolk; took over the farm there and devoted himself to the problem of home food production. A member of the Permanent International Committee of the Congress for Moral Education. A frequent correspondent of The Times and the Educational Supplement. Married and had issue. Author, educational; Who is Responsible? Armageddon and After; translated two of Bergson's works; also published a volume of poems. Died July 11, 1937, aged 73, at Briningham House. (Schoolmasters' Directory; The Times, July 14, 1937.) | Cloudesley Shovell Henry BRERETON Approx. lifespan: 1863–1937 Adm sizar St John's College 1883:04:30 s. of Shovell Henry BRERETON (1851), Esq. b. Norwich, [Norfolk], 1863:11:21 School Sch: Oundle Exhibitioner Matric 1883:10MT: BA 1886 MA 1890 Studied at the Sorbonne, [France], L.-ès-lettres (Paris); Hon. D.-ès-L. (Lille) Assistant Master at: : Sch: Perse School Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire], , for four years; subsequently at Sch: Heath School Halifax, [Yorkshire], , and Sch: Queen Elizabeth's College Guernsey , Secretary of: : Royal Society of Painter Etchers 1898-1901 Lecturer at: : Sch: London School of Economics [London], 1905 Educationist and agriculturist. Lectured in France , , Germany , and USA , Wrote on French rural, secondary and physical education. Officier de l'Instruction Publique; Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Occasional Inspector: under Board of Education did much to improve the teaching of modern languages. Of Briningham House, [Briningham], Norfolk , took over the farm there and devoted himself to the problem of home food production. Member of: : Permanent International Committee of Congress for Moral Education. A frequent correspondent of The Times and the Educational Supplement m. and had issue. Author, educational; Who is Responsible? Armageddon and After ;translated two of Bergson's works; also published a volume of poems. d. aged 73 Briningham House, [Briningham], [Norfolk], 1937:07:11 ( Schoolmasters' Directory; The Times 1937:07:14) |