Cory, William Johnson ___ 1823-1892 ___ British ___ teacher

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Cory was born to a Devonshire family, educated at Eton and Kings College, Cambridge, and then returned to Eton to work as an assistant master for over 25 years. He is said to have been a brilliant teacher and to have had a great influence over many of his pupils, some of whom went on to be celebrities of their age. He also developed a reputation as a poet, his chief work being 'Ionica'. Having inherited an estate at Halsdon in 1872, he left Eton and took on the name Cory. He did not marry until he was 55. Thereafter, he spent four years in Madeira before settling in Hampstead, North London, in 1882. His elder brother, Charles Wellington Johnson (who, on the death of their father in 1854 took the name of Furse), was archdeacon of Westminster from 1894 till his death. Extracts from Cory's letters and journals were edited by F.W. Cornish and published, with funds raised by friends and former pupils, in 1897.
A biography link (intro of 'Ionica')
Wikipedia bio
The Diary Review - A peculiar pleasure

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1863-1873 ___ travel education Egypt Turkey

WEB TEXT LINKS
etext
 

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
Eton College - possibly

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Extracts from Letters and Journals of William Cory
 

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