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Reginald Heber Roe

Reginald Heber Roe, English-Australian swimmer, tennis player, and academic (died 1926)

Born
August 3, 1850
Died
September 21, 1926
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1850

About Reginald Heber Roe

Reginald Heber Roe was a headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia and first vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland. Reginald Heber Roe (3 August 1850 – 21 September 1926) was a headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia and first vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland. Reginald Roe was educated at Christ's Hospital school, London, was head Grecian in 1869, and won a scholarship which took him to Balliol College, Oxford, intending to enter the Church. Roe rowed in the college eight and won first-class honours in the final mathematics in 1872 and second-class honours in the final classical schools in 1874. In 1876, Roe was appointed headmaster of the Brisbane Grammar School (founded 1868) and had only a small number of pupils, but during Roe's reign of 33 years he built up a great public school.

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Reginald Heber Roe timeline

  1. Reginald Heber Roe (3 August 1850 – 21 September 1926) was a headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia and first vice-chancellor of the University of Queensland.
  2. Reginald Roe was educated at Christ's Hospital school, London, was head Grecian in 1869, and won a scholarship which took him to Balliol College, Oxford, intending to enter the Church.
  3. Roe rowed in the college eight and won first-class honours in the final mathematics in 1872 and second-class honours in the final classical schools in 1874.
  4. In 1876, Roe was appointed headmaster of the Brisbane Grammar School (founded 1868) and had only a small number of pupils, but during Roe's reign of 33 years he built up a great public school.

The world when Reginald Heber Roe was born

Reginald Heber Roe was born in 1850. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1850

  • Best-selling bookThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCompromise of 1850 on slavery
  • Technology milestoneFirst submarine telegraph cable (English Channel)
  • World population~1.3B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderZachary Taylor / Millard Fillmore
  • U.S. population23.2M

1850 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Reginald Heber Roe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18502026
Population23.2M341 million

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