William Henry Hadow
Sir William Henry Hadow MA, CBE, Hon. D Mus | |
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Vice-Chancellor & Warden of the University of Durham | |
In office 1916β1918 | |
Preceded by | The Very Rev'd Prof Henry Gee |
Succeeded by | John Stapylton Grey Pemberton |
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield | |
In office 1919β1930 | |
Preceded by | William Ripper |
Succeeded by | Arthur Wallace Pickard-Cambridge |
Personal details | |
Born | 1859 |
Died | 1937 |
Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford |
Profession | Academic, Educationalist and Vice-Chancellor |
Sir William Henry Hadow CBE (27 December 1859 β 8 April 1937) was a leading educational reformer in Great Britain and a musicologist.
Life
Hadow was born at Ebrington, Gloucester, England. He studied at Malvern College,[1] followed by Worcester College, Oxford, where he taught and became Dean (1889).[2] In 1905, Hadow was elected the first Old Malvernian member of the Council of Malvern College.[3] In 1909, he was appointed principal of Armstrong College in the Newcastle Division of Durham University before succeeding, as Warden & Vice-Chancellor of the University of Durham in 1916. In 1919, he was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield University (1919β30).
As chairman of several committees, he published a series of reports on education, notably The Education of the Adolescent (1926) which called for the re-organization of elementary education, the abandonment of all-age schools, and the creation of secondary modern schools. These became known as the Hadow Reports. He was a leading influence in English education at all levels in the 1920s and 1930s.
Hadow wrote a number of publications on music and music theory, including the Oxford History of Music which he wrote and edited. He was a composer. He was also a Member of the Council of the Royal College of Music.
He was awarded a Knight Bachelor in 1918[4] and a CBE in 1920.
He died at Westminster, London.
Publications
- Music (1925) Williams and Norgate Ltd, England
- Collected Essays (1928) Oxford University Press
- English Music (1931) Longmans Green & Co, London
- Beethoven's Opus Eighteen Quartets
- William Byrd 1623-1923 (1920) Humphrey Milford, London
- A Comparison of Poetry and Music (1926) Cambridge University Press
- Sonata form
References
- β The Malvern Register (1865-1904), 1905
- β "W.H. Hadow's Visit". The New York Times. 15 August 1903.
- β The Council, The Malvern Register (1865-1904), 1904
- β "New Year Honours. The Official Lists., New Peers And Baronets., Long Roll Of Soldiers. (transcription)" (Issue 41675). London: The Times. 1 January 1918. p. 8; col B. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
External links
Wikisource has original works written by or about: William Henry Hadow |
- Biography.com entry
- The Hadow Reports: an introduction at InfEd
- Gillard D (2006) The Hadow Reports: an introduction
- Archival material relating to William Henry Hadow listed at the UK National Archives
- Free scores by William Henry Hadow at the International Music Score Library Project
- Works by William Henry Hadow at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about William Henry Hadow at Internet Archive
Academic offices | ||
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Preceded by The Revd Henry Gee |
Warden & Vice-Chancellor of the University of Durham 1916β1918 |
Succeeded by John Stapylton Grey Pemberton |
Preceded by William Ripper |
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield 1919β1930 |
Succeeded by Arthur Wallace Pickard-Cambridge |
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