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Montague John Rendall served Winchester College for thirty-seven years as classical master, Second Master and Headmaster (1911-1924) at a time when the school was at the height of its reputation. He strongly promoted the literary, moral and religious standards which he deemed of ultimate worth in the changing world and was considered by his contemporaries at Winchester to be among the greatest and best influences upon them.

English painter and printmaker. He attended Hubert von Herkomer’s school at Bushey (1888–9), but he was dismissed for ‘Whistlerian impudence’. He went to Paris in 1899 and enrolled for several months at the Académie Julian. As the Beggarstaff Brothers he and his brother-in-law James Pryde designed a series of striking posters (1893–9), which recall those of Toulouse-Lautrec. In 1896 Whistler recommended Nicholson to the London publisher William Heinemann, who commissioned An Alphabet, a series of woodcut illustrations. It appeared together with An Almanac of Twelve Sports and London Types in 1898. From 1900 Nicholson worked mainly in oils. At first his debt to Whistler was paramount, evident in Max (1900; London, N.P.G.), although his portrait of the actress Marie Tempest (1903; London, N.P.G.) invites comparison with the work of John Singer Sargent. By contrast Girl with the Tattered Glove (1909; Cambridge, Fitzwilliam) is uncompromising in its realism.

In 1917 Nicholson established his studio at a fashionable address in London’s St James’s. During the 1920s and 1930s he sustained a successful portrait practice but also indulged his interest in still-life and landscape. His later work reflected the influence of younger artists, including his son Ben Nicholson. Sir Winston Churchill was among his pupils (1934–6). Nicholson served as a trustee of the Tate Gallery (1934–6), and he was knighted in 1936.

Born at 19 Waverley Road, Liverpool. Attended Liverpool High School from the age of 13 to 16. In 1896 she entered Froebel College in Birmingham run by Miss Bishop and Miss Last for Kindergarden training. In 1898 she and her family spent the summer holidays at Ballaigner in the Jura Mountains and met Lady Burne-Jones (Aunt of Rudyard Kipling). She was later asked by Lady Burne-Jones to spend a fortnight with her at North End House, Rottindean looking after Angela and Denis who were staying with her whilst their parents were away.

She met Mrs Kipling whilst staying with Lady Burne-Jones. Mrs Carrie Kipling asked her to look after her children, Elsie and John (aged 5 and 3) whilst their nurse as on holiday for a month. She was then asked to accompany the family to South Africa in December 1900.

After their return she worked partly for herself (embroidery) and travelled in the United States and Canada. She then spent 10 years working for Mr (later Sir) Robert Hudson and his daughter Dorothy in Westminster. This ended once Dorothy turned 21. Sylvia moved to the house she had bought in Hampstead Garden Suburbs. She lived on money she earned embroidering children's clothes, an annuity left by Sir Robert, and an allowance from her mother.

In 1916 she acted as Matron of a rest home for retired Army sisters and nurses near Monte Carlo.

Tony Foster was born in Lincolnshire in April 1946 and now lives in Tywardreath in Cornwall. He is an artist-explorer and environmentalist who travels around the world to paint from nature documenting environments, many of which have either been lost to us or are in danger.

Jon Ridgeon is an English former athlete who competed in the 110 metres hurdles and the 400 metres hurdles. In the 110m hurdles, he won the silver medal at the 1987 World Championships. He represented Great Britain at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He was at Magdalene between 1986-1989.

See: College Magazine, vol. 32 1987-88 for an article when he won a silver medal in the 110m hurdles at the World Athletic Championships in Rome in September 1987. Includes a black and white photograph of him clearing a hurdle.

Educated at Southwell School, Nottinghamshire, Trinity College, Cambridge, and Magdalene College, Cambridge.
He was a Fellow of Magdalene College from 1802-1814, and President from 1805-1810. He referred to himself as the 'Pepys Librarian' but there is currently no further evidence to support that he was appointed to this post. After leaving Magdalene College he became the Rector of Darlaston, Staffordshire, until his death.

Alexander Macmillan was born in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, and was cofounder of Macmillan Publishers in 1843, with his brother Daniel.

Alexander was the partner who developed the literary reputation of the company while Daniel took charge of the business and commercial side. Originally called Macmillan & Co., the firm started as a successful bookshop in Cambridge. The brothers soon started publishing books as well as selling them. After Daniel's death in 1857, Alexander continued to run the firm.

Donald Dale was born in Bournemouth. He attended King's College London, and published many articles about Samuel Pepys in ‘Notes and Queries’ in the 1940s. Dale was the nephew of Edwin Chappell.