12 Facts About Edward Thring

Edward Thring was headmaster of Uppingham School and founded the Headmasters' Conference in 1869.

Edward Thring was brother of Theodore Thring, Henry, Lord Thring, a noted jurist and Parliamentary Counsel to the Treasury, hymn writer Godfrey Thring, and John Charles Thring, a master at Uppingham School and deviser of the Simplest Game rules for football; he had two sisters.

Edward Thring was educated at Eton and King's College, Cambridge, where he obtained a Fellowship in 1844.

Edward Thring was ordained in the Church of England in 1846 and served in various curacies until in 1853 he began his true life work by an appointment to the headmastership of Uppingham School.

Edward Thring is Uppingham's best-known headmaster, remaining in the post until 1887.

Edward Thring raised the school to a high state of efficiency, and stamped it with the qualities of his own strong personality, as did Thomas Arnold at Rugby.

Edward Thring made many innovative changes to the school's curriculum which were later adopted in other English schools.

In 1869, Edward Thring formed the Headmasters' Conference after inviting thirty-seven of his fellow headmasters to meet at his house to consider establishing such an annual meeting.

Edward Thring was an original thinker and writer on education and various educational works.

Edward Thring was the headmaster of Uppingham between 1853 and 1887; here he turned a poor provincial grammar school of 25 boys into a top public school within ten years.

Edward Thring insisted on confining the school to around 300 boys to maintain a small, "tight-knit" Christian community.

Edward Thring had a negative attitude to the education for those unable to pay fees:.