Person    | Male  Born 21/8/1947  Died 8/12/1995

Philip Lawrence

Categories: Education, Tragedy

Countries: Ireland

Teacher. Born Ireland. 1993 appointed headteacher of St George's School. Stabbed to death when he tried to help a pupil who was being attacked by a gang. The 15-year-old killer, Learco Chindamo, was imprisoned but freed in 2010.

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Philip Lawrence

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Philip Lawrence

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Alice Zimmern

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Friedrich Froebel

Friedrich Froebel

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London School Board

London School Board

Created out of the Elementary Education Act 1870.  The LSB covered the same Inner London area as that of the Metropolitan Board of Works.  The members of the LSB were directly elected.  The LSB ens...

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Pimlico Grammar School

Pimlico Grammar School

Architect was J.P. Gandy Deering.  The British Museum's drawing is from 1832. Built as a non-conformist private academy for boys but the school only lasted a few years. ‘Ian Fleming’ by Andrew Lyc...

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Peter Leslie Biroum-Smith

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