John Flamsteed

John Flamsteed

male, deceased (1719)
OldDerbeian, Jesus College, Cambridge, derby school, Royal Society, uranus, Taurus
John Flamsteed was an English astronomer. Flamsteed was born in Denby, Derbyshire, England, and was educated at Derby School and Jesus College,...
John Cotton

John Cotton

male, deceased (1652)
OldDerbeian, Calvinist ministers and theologian, derby school, Massachusetts Bay Colony, new england, American clergy
The Reverend John Cotton (December 4, 1585 - December 23, 1652) was a highly regarded principal among the New England Puritan ministers, who also...
Francis Seymour Haden

Francis Seymour Haden

male, deceased (1910)
OldDerbeian, Christ's Hospital Old Blue, derby school, Christ's Hospital, rembrandt, sorbonne
Sir Francis Seymour Haden (September 16, 1818 - June 1, 1910), was an English surgeon, best known as an etcher. He was born in London, his father,...
J. Meade Falkner

J. Meade Falkner

male, deceased (1932)
OldDerbeian, South Cloister, Manningford Bruce, Armstrong Whitworth, Durham Cathedral, Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford…Old Marlburian
John Meade Falkner (8 May, 1858 - 22 July, 1932) was an English novelist and poet, best known for his 1898 novel, "Moonfleet". An extremely...
Richard Mansfield

Richard Mansfield

male, deceased (1907)
OldDerbeian, American, gilbert and sullivan, actor, Gilbert and Sullivan performer, shakespeare
Richard Mansfield (May 24 1857-August 30 1907) was an American actor born in Berlin best known for his performances in Shakespeare plays, Gilbert...
William Gell

William Gell

male, deceased (1836)
cambridge university, OldDerbeian, derby school, Master of Arts, Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, dilettante
Sir William Gell (1 April, 1777-4 February, 1836) was an English classical archaeologist. Born at Hopton in Derbyshire, the son of Philip Gell and...
E. W. Hobson

E. W. Hobson

male, deceased (1933)
Sadleirian Professor of Pure Mathematics, OldDerbeian, Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge, derby, mathematician, R. L. Moore
Ernest William Hobson FRS (27 October 1856 - 19 April 1933) was an English mathematician, now remembered mostly for his books, some of which broke...
Joseph Wright Of Derby

Joseph Wright Of Derby

male, deceased (1797)
OldDerbeian, From Derby, industrial revolution, mount vesuvius, derby, Portrait artist
Joseph Wright (September 3, 1734 - August 29, 1797), styled Wright of Derby, was an English landscape and portrait painter - he has been acclaimed...
Joseph Strutt

Joseph Strutt

male, deceased (1844)
OldDerbeian, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, From Derbyshire, philanthropist, derby, British
Joseph Strutt (1765-1844) was an English philanthropist.
Lawrence Beesley

Lawrence Beesley

male, deceased (1967)
journalist, rms titanic, Titanic's crew and passenger, author, teacher, English…OldDerbeian
Lawrence Beesley (born Wirksworth, Derbyshire, 31 December 1877, died 14 February 1967), was an English teacher, journalist and author who was a...