Bennett, James Robert Sterndale
- First name(s)
- James Robert Sterndale
- Surname
- Bennett
- Position(s) held at King's College London
- Lecturer of Mathematics, 1879-1888
- Evening Class Lecturer on Mathematics, 1880-1885
- Lecturer of Mathematics in the King's College Ladies Department, 1885-1888
- Honorary Fellow, King’s College London
Education & professional details
- School, college and/or university attended
- Kensington School
- St John’s College, Cambridge
- Qualifications
- BA (18th Wrangler), St John’s College, Cambridge (1869)
- MA, St John’s College Cambridge (1872)
- Position(s) held (non King's College London)
- Lecturer in Acoustics, Royal Academy of Music
- Assistant Master, Sherborne (1871)
- Headmaster, Derby School (1889-98)
- Professional activities
- Co-Founder, St John’s College Musical Society
- Elected to Athenaeum Club (1880)
- Publications
- The Life of William Sterndale Bennett (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1907)
- Contributor, Grove’s Musical Dictionary
Personal details
- Date of birth
- 1847
- Date of death
- 4 June 1928
- Place of death
- Barn House, Dymchurch
- Obituary
The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 06, 1928; pg. 22; Issue 44912
- Family details
Son of English composer William Sterndale Bennett (13 April 1816 – 1 February 1875). Married Mabel Agnes Gaskell (1849-1829 in 1876.
References
1."Mr. J. R. Sterndale Bennett." Times [London, England] 6 June 1928: 22. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 16 May 2017.
Photograph by kind permission of Professor Michael David Coffey
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