Dr. Burney's Academy, founded 1791 by William Burney (1762 – December 1832), was a preparatory school or "crammer" in Gosport, Hampshire, England, whose aim was to prepare young men for the Royal Navy's entrance examinations and a naval career, though many of its students went on to Army or civilian careers.[1]
History
editOn the death of Burney, his son Henry took over running of the school, followed by Henry's brother Edward (c.1817-1888), then William's grandson the Rev. Edward Amyatt Amyatt Burney, who became Rector of Rowner, to the north-west of Gosport (1848–1920).[2] The school was sold in 1889.[2] At some time before 1891 it received patronage of Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught, and was renamed the Royal Academy.[2] The Rev. F. G. Johnson was Head Master from 1888 until the school closed in 1904.[2]
Notable alumni
edit- Thomas Murray-Prior (1819–1892)
- John Cowans (1862–1921), Quartermaster-General to the Forces
- Charles Cooper Penrose Fitzgerald (1841–1921)
- Alexander Forbes-Leith, 1st Baron Leith of Fyvie (1847–1925)
- Oliver Young (1855–1908)
- David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871–1936)
- George Digby Morant (1837–1921)
- George Chaworth Musters[1]
- Frederick G. Guggisberg[1]
- Vice-admiral Henry John Rous (1795 –1877)[3]
- Martin Snape (1852–1930), painter
- Marshal-Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō, OM, GCVO (1848-1934), Japanese navy officer
- George Francis Lyon DCL (1795-1833)[4]
- Morgan Lindsay (1857–1935), Welsh soldier and racehorse trainer
- Cyril Stileman (1879–1943), civil engineer and cricketer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Leinster-Mackay, Donald F. The Rise of the English Prep School p.64 The Falmer Press, Ltd., U.K. 1984 ISBN 0905273745
- ^ a b c d "A. MacDermott's three-page article "Dr Burney's Royal Academy at Gosport", The Mariner's Mirror, February 1965. volume 51 p.57". Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Admiral Rous". Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW : 1870 - 1907). NSW: National Library of Australia. 8 September 1877. p. 13. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ Cave, Edward (1833). "Obituary: George Francis Lyon". Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle. Edward Cave: 372.
External links
edit- Images from Gosport Society
- A manuscript copy of Burney's System of Mathematical Education is held by Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy