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Rita Blanche Pargeter was an English student and graduate of King's College London, 1931-1934.

Born, 1795; student, Lincoln's Inn, London, 1815; called to the Bar, 1822; Professor of English Law and Jurisprudence, King's College London, 1831-1833; died, 1833.

Publications: The topography and natural history of Hampstead (White, Cochrane & Co, London, 1814); A treatise on the law of dower; particularly with a view to the modern practice of conveyancing (London, 1819); A contre-projet to the Humphreysian code; and to the projects of redaction of Messrs Hammond, Uniacke and Twiss (London, 1828); Juridical letters, addressed to the Right Hon R Peel, in reference to the present crisis of law reform (London, 1830); An introductory lecture delivered at King's College (London, 1831); What are courts of equity? a lecture delivered at King's College (London, 1832); The dogmas of the constitution. Four lectures (London, 1832); Conservative reform. A letter (London, 1832); Systems of registration and conveyancing. A lecture delivered at King's College London (London, 1833).

Sir Israel Gollancz, born 1863; educated at the City of London School, University College London, Christ's College Cambridge, 1883-1887; degree awarded, 1887; Quain English Student and Lecturer, University College, 1892-1895; University Lecturer in English at Cambridge, 1896-1906; Professor of English Language and Literature at King's College London, 1903-1930; founding member and first Secretary of the British Academy, 1902-1930; President of the Philological Society, 1919-1922; died, 1930. Publications include: Pearl (London, 1891); Cynewulf's Christ (London, 1892); Exeter book of Anglo-Saxon poetry (London, 1895); Hamlet in Iceland (London, 1898); The sources of Hamlet (London, 1926). He was also editor of a number of important Shakespeare and other editions including The Temple Classics, The King's Library and The Mediaeval Library.

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Born, 1918; educated: Mill Hill School; Merton College, Oxford 1937-1939 and 1945-1946. 1st class Hons in Maths BA and MA; Royal Engineers, Oct 1939; 2nd Lt, Mar 1946; field units and HQ 8th Army; mentioned in despatches twice, once in 1943 other unknown; served in France, [1940]; North Africa including El Alamein, 1942; Italy, 1943-1944; Staff College Camberley, 1944; MBE, 1944; served in Holland and Germany including the battle of Arnhem, 1944-1945; Lt Col, [1945]; OBE, [1945]; Head of Maths, Repton School, 1947-1949; Administrative Assistant in Education Dept, Salop County Council, 1949-1953; Assistant Education Officer then Deputy Director of Education, West Sussex County Council, 1953-1967; Chief Education Officer, Somerset County Council, 1967-1974; retired, 1974; died, 1996.

Served with O Company, 4 Bn, Special Bde, Royal Engineers, France, 1916; married Gertrude Clegg, 1917; worked as a teacher after the war; Head teacher in a school in Lowestoft, 1939; died in 1971.

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Frederick Gymer Parsons was born 1863. He was educated at St Thomas's Hospital, obtaining DSc London, FRCS, FSA. Parsons served as Demonstrator and Lecturer at St Thomas's Hospital; Lecturer at London School of Medicine for Women; Hunterian Professor at Royal College of Surgeons; Senior Warden, Apothecaries' Hall; Examiner at the University of Oxford, Cambridge, Aberdeen, London, Birmingham, National University of Ireland, University of Wales, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Surgeons, Apothecaries Hall, and other bodies; President Anatomical Society; Vice-Pres. Royal Anthropological Institute; President Section H British Association. He was appointed Research Fellow in Anthropology at St Thomas's Hospital; late Professor of Anatomy, University of London; Lecturer at St Thomas's Hospital and at Bethlem Royal Hospital. Parsons was also editor of the St Thomas Hospital Gazette. He married Mary Parker (died 1915), He died on 11 March 1943. Publications: The History of St. Thomas's Hospital , Methuen & Co: London, 1932-1936.

Born in 1850; Lt, Royal Artillery, 1870; Capt, 1880; Adjutant, Auxiliary Forces, 1881-1889; Maj, 1886; Lt Col, 1896; Col on Staff, South Africa, 1900-1901; Col on Staff, Salisbury Plain District, 1901-1903; Maj Gen 1903; Maj Gen, 1903; Inspector General, Artillery, India, 1903-1906; Lt Gen, 1909; commanded 6 Div, Cork, 1906-1909; retired 1909; re-employed to command 16 (Irish) Div, 1914-1915; replaced as Commanding Officer and retired, 1915; Col Commandant, Royal Artillery, 1917; died in 1923.

Alderman Partridge entered St Thomas's Hospital. London, as a pupil in 1812.