Dulwich College Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Dulwich College is a public (UK for elite private) school in Dulwich, in south London, England.

It was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor and contemporary of Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare. Its original purpose was the education of 12 poor scholars.

The 'New College' buildings were designed by Charles Barry, son of the architect of the Palace of Westminster of the same name.

There are two other schools in the same foundation, JAGS and Alleyn's.

Alumni

• Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) writer
• Edward George (born 1938) Governor of the Bank of England
• Phil Manzanera musician
• Michael Ondaatje (born 1943) writer
• Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) explorer
• Hartley William Shawcross (1902-2003) lawyer and politician, lead British prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials
• P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) writer

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