Eton College

Eton "has educated boys for nearly six centuries. The College continues to develop Henry VI's original vision by providing a distinctive education, which we aim to make accessible to any talented boy."

Board

Accessed July 2010:

• Provost: The Rt Hon Lord Waldegrave of North Hill, PC, MA (2009)
• Vice-Provost: Dr Andrew Gailey, CVO, MA, PhD (2006)

Fellows:

• Ross Harrison, MA, PhD (2006) (a)
• Sir Dominic Cadbury, MA, MBA (1996) (c)
• David Verey, CBE, MA (1997) (g)
• Michael Proudfoot, MA (2001) (f)
• Christopher Dobson, MA, DPhil, FRS (2001) (d)
• Sir Michael Peat, KCVO, FCA (2002) (g)
• Sir Michael Burton, MA (2004) (e)
• Marchioness of Douro, BA (2008) (g)
• David Reid Scott, MA (2008) (g)
• Kim Nasmyth, PhD, FRS (2009) (b)

The Statutes provide that the Lord Bishop of Lincoln for the time being shall be the Visitor of Eton College. The Visitor is:

• John Saxbee, PhD (2001)

Honorary Fellows may be elected. There are presently six:

• John Butterwick, TD (1996)
• Sir David Money-Coutts, KCVO, MA (1996)
• Nicholas Kessler (2003)
• Simon Robertson (2008)
• Sir Eric Anderson, KT, MA, MLitt, DLitt, FRSE (2009)
• Lady Smith, OBE (2009)

The day-to-day management of the College is delegated by the Provost and Fellows to:

• Head Master: Mr Anthony Little, MA (2002)
• Lower Master: Dr Robert Stephenson, BSc, PhD (2003)
• Bursar: Mr Andrew Wynn, LVO, MA (1998)
• Director of Finance: Mr Hugh Richardson, MA, FCA (2005)

History

• Nick Fraser, The Importance of Being Eton: Inside the World's Most Powerful School (Short Books, 2006).
• David Renton, "The Tories, Eton and private schools", International Socialism, Issue: 130, 5 April 2011.

Contact

URL: http://www.etoncollege.com

Resources and articles

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