James John Hornby (1826–1909)

College head. Educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford. Ordained, 1855. Second master, Winchester College, 1867. Headmaster, Eton College, 1868. Introduced French and science into the curriculum. Funded a chemistry laboratory at Eton, 1869. Provost of Eton, 1884. Member of the Alpine Club, 1864–1909.