Jones , John Viriamu , 1856-1901 , university administrator and physicist Ker , William Paton , 1855-1923 , literary scholar Reichel , Sir , Henry Rudolf , 1856-1931 , Knight , college head and educationist x Reichel , Harry

Jones , John Viriamu , 1856-1901 , university administrator and physicist Ker , William Paton , 1855-1923 , literary scholar Reichel , Sir , Henry Rudolf , 1856-1931 , Knight , college head and educationist x Reichel , Harry

John Viriamu Jones was born near Swansea in 1856. He was educated at University College, London, and Balliol College, Oxford. He became the first principal of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire in 1883 and had a distinguished academic career as a physicist.

William Paton Ker was born in Glasgow in 1855. He studied at Glasgow Academy, Glasgow University and Balliol College, Oxford University. He became Professor of English Literature at the University College of South Wales, Cardiff in 1883 and in 1889 was appointed Professor of English Language and Literature at University College, London, where he set up an Honours School of English and organised the Department of Scandinavian Studies. He was appointed a fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford in 1879, and Chair of Poetry at Oxford in 1920.

Henry Rudolf (Harry) Reichel was born in Belfast and educated at Christ's Hospital and at Balliol College, Oxford. He became the first Principal of the University College of North Wales in 1884. He was knighted in 1907.