Robert Caldwell (academic)

Robert Townley Caldwell
Robert Townley Caldwell
Born	16 March 1843; Bridgetown, Barbados
Died	8 September 1914 (aged 71); Inneshewen, Dess, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Spouses	Ellen Philippa Mary Farquhar (m. 1883)
Parents	William Bletterman Caldwell (father); Elizabeth Townley (mother);
Relatives	Sir Arthur Farquhar (father-in-law); Sir Arthur Murray Farquhar (brother-in-law); Abraham Faure (uncle); Egbert Bletterman (great-uncle);
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Cambridge

Robert Townley Caldwell (16 March 1843 – 8 September 1914) was the Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge from 1906 to 1914.

Biography

Born in Barbados on 16 March 1843, he was educated at St John's College, Winnipeg,^[1] King's College, London and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. as 10th wrangler in 1865.^[2]

Elected a Fellow of Corpus Christi in 1865, he spent the rest of his working life there serving as a Mathematical Lecturer, Bursar and finally Master^[3] until his death on 8 September 1914.^[4] He was an active Cambridgeshire Freemason, from his initiation into Isaac Newton University Lodge rising to be Provincial Grand Master.^[5]

Notes

^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007; ISBN 9780199540877
^ "Caldwell, Robert Townley (CLDL861RT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
^ ”The College of Corpus Christi and of the Blessed Virgin Mary A History from 1822 to 1952” Bury, JPT Cambridge CUP, 1952
^ Death Of The Master Of Corpus. Business Head And Reformer, The Times, Wednesday, 9 September 1914; pg. 11; Issue 40630; col D.
^ "Provincial Grand Lodge of Cambridgeshire - Col. Robert Caldwell (1891-1914)". cambridgeshirefreemasons.org.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

Academic offices
Preceded by Edward Henry Perowne	Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 1906–1914	Succeeded by Edmund Courtenay Pearce

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[1] “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007; ISBN 9780199540877

[2] "Caldwell, Robert Townley (CLDL861RT)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[3] ”The College of Corpus Christi and of the Blessed Virgin Mary A History from 1822 to 1952” Bury, JPT Cambridge CUP, 1952

[4] Death Of The Master Of Corpus. Business Head And Reformer, The Times, Wednesday, 9 September 1914; pg. 11; Issue 40630; col D.

[5] "Provincial Grand Lodge of Cambridgeshire - Col. Robert Caldwell (1891-1914)". cambridgeshirefreemasons.org.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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Robert Townley Caldwell
Born	(1843-03-16)16 March 1843 Bridgetown, Barbados
Died	8 September 1914(1914-09-08) (aged 71) Inneshewen, Dess, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Spouses	Ellen Philippa Mary Farquhar (m. 1883)
Parents	William Bletterman Caldwell (father) Elizabeth Townley (mother)
Relatives	Sir Arthur Farquhar (father-in-law) Sir Arthur Murray Farquhar (brother-in-law) Abraham Faure (uncle) Egbert Bletterman (great-uncle)

Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	University of Cambridge