James Tate | |
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Born | |
Died | 2 September 1843 | (aged 72)
Other names | Dr Tate |
Education | Richmond School Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge ( MA) |
Occupation | Headmaster |
Employer | Richmond School |
Political party | Whig |
James Tate (11 June 1771 – 1843) was the headmaster of Richmond School and canon of St Paul's Cathedral, London. [1]
He was born in Richmond, North Yorkshire on 11 June 1771, the only surviving son of Thomas Tate, a working maltster originally from Berwick upon Tweed, and his wife, Dinah Cumstone, who came from a family of small farmers in Swaledale. [2]
Having attended two private schools, in May 1779, Tate entered Richmond School. [2] Whilst there, the headmaster Reverend Anthony Temple recognised his talent, and in 1784 found him a job as amanuensis to the rector of Richmond Francis Blackburne. [2] Enjoying access to Blackburne's library acted as a stimulus for Tate, who with Temple's help obtained a sizarship at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. [3]
Tate was appointed headmaster of Richmond School on 27 September 1796, the fulfillment of a childhood ambition. [3] Tate was responsible for transforming Richmond School into one of the leading classical schools of its day, and the leading Whig school, attracting boys from throughout the country, at a rate of 100 guineas a year. [2] [4] [5]
Between 1812 and 1833 six pupils a year on average proceeded to university. 21 of them became fellows, 13 of them at Trinity College, Cambridge. [6] They became so "successful, admired and feared" whilst at Cambridge that they earned the title of 'Tate's invincibles'. [2] [7] Their number included George Peacock, Richard Sheepshanks, Marcus Beresford and James Raine. [8] Another pupil was Herbert Knowles. [9] Tate rejected corporal punishment for his pupils, and refused to rule by fear, but instead inspired in them a love of learning.
Tate was a widely respected classical scholar. Robert Surtees, the Durham antiquary, recalled a night spent with him quoting from The Iliad, and Sydney Smith, who by chance travelled in the same coach as Tate, declared to a friend that Tate was "a man dripping with Greek". [2] The Times printed a glowing obituary, noting that "as a teacher of classical learning, none of his contemporaries were more successful". [10]
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James Tate | |
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Born | |
Died | 2 September 1843 | (aged 72)
Other names | Dr Tate |
Education | Richmond School Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge ( MA) |
Occupation | Headmaster |
Employer | Richmond School |
Political party | Whig |
James Tate (11 June 1771 – 1843) was the headmaster of Richmond School and canon of St Paul's Cathedral, London. [1]
He was born in Richmond, North Yorkshire on 11 June 1771, the only surviving son of Thomas Tate, a working maltster originally from Berwick upon Tweed, and his wife, Dinah Cumstone, who came from a family of small farmers in Swaledale. [2]
Having attended two private schools, in May 1779, Tate entered Richmond School. [2] Whilst there, the headmaster Reverend Anthony Temple recognised his talent, and in 1784 found him a job as amanuensis to the rector of Richmond Francis Blackburne. [2] Enjoying access to Blackburne's library acted as a stimulus for Tate, who with Temple's help obtained a sizarship at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. [3]
Tate was appointed headmaster of Richmond School on 27 September 1796, the fulfillment of a childhood ambition. [3] Tate was responsible for transforming Richmond School into one of the leading classical schools of its day, and the leading Whig school, attracting boys from throughout the country, at a rate of 100 guineas a year. [2] [4] [5]
Between 1812 and 1833 six pupils a year on average proceeded to university. 21 of them became fellows, 13 of them at Trinity College, Cambridge. [6] They became so "successful, admired and feared" whilst at Cambridge that they earned the title of 'Tate's invincibles'. [2] [7] Their number included George Peacock, Richard Sheepshanks, Marcus Beresford and James Raine. [8] Another pupil was Herbert Knowles. [9] Tate rejected corporal punishment for his pupils, and refused to rule by fear, but instead inspired in them a love of learning.
Tate was a widely respected classical scholar. Robert Surtees, the Durham antiquary, recalled a night spent with him quoting from The Iliad, and Sydney Smith, who by chance travelled in the same coach as Tate, declared to a friend that Tate was "a man dripping with Greek". [2] The Times printed a glowing obituary, noting that "as a teacher of classical learning, none of his contemporaries were more successful". [10]
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link)