William Johnson Cory
(1823-1892)
teacher, scholar, poet, composer of the words for the Eton Boating Song, and assistant master of Eton College (1845-1872)
Died aged c. 69
Wikidata WikipediaWilliam Johnson Cory (9 January 1823 – 11 June 1892), born William Johnson, was an English educator and poet. He was dismissed from his post at Eton for encouraging a culture of intimacy, possibly non-sexual, between teachers and pupils. He is widely known for his English version of the elegy Heraclitus by Callimachus.
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William Johnson Cory Ionicus 1823-1892 teacher, scholar and poet lived and died in this house. An assistant master at Eton College 1845-1872 he composed the words for the Eton Boating Song.
Pilgrim's Lane, NW3, London, United Kingdom where they lived and died (1892)