There are many notable key figures mentioned throughout the virtual tour and within the animations. This page explains who these key figures are and the impact of their work. Their impact in their respected fields were revolutionary and continue to support research being done today.
Constance Maynard was one of the founders of Westfield College. She served as the Principal of Westfield College until September 1913.
Ann Dudin Brown was the other founder of Westfield College - often thought as a financial founder.
Caroline Skeel was a Visiting Lecturer for Westfield College since 1895. She became Westfield's first Professor in 1925 and the New Library of Westfield College was named after her.
Pao Swen Tseng was a Westfield College graduate and the first Chinese women to obtain a London degree in botany. She went on to establish Fang Girls' Collegiate School in 1918 in China. The primary aim for this school was to be solid basis for a Christian University for women in China.
Source used:
Queen Mary University of London Archives, catalogue entry WFD/15/3
Kathleen Chesney became the Principal of Westfield College in 1951. She helped in strengthening Westfield College as an Arts College.
G. O. Jones was a Professor of Physics and the Head of Department. He steered research in the Department into many new areas and established Queen Mary College’s reputation as a moderately sized Department conducting high-quality research into fundamental physics on a great variety of scales.
A British computer scientist who is known to have a significant influence in creating programming language theory. He is best known for developing the SECD machine and ISWIM programming language. He was assigned as a chair at Queen Mary College in 1967.
He was a professor of English Literature and Language at East London College between 1913 and 1924. Sir Sidney Lee is known to have contributed approximately 800 articles to the Dictionary of National Biography and published many works.
John Leigh Smeathman Hatton was a mathematician and the first Principal of East London College. His other roles also included: Director of Evening Classes and Director of Studies.
John Morris joined East London College in 1898 and become Head of Department of Electrical Engineering between 1899-1900. He was a Queen Mary College Fellow in 1938 and assisted in helping to open a high voltage laboratory at East London College in 1936.
Queen Mary University of London Archives, catalogue entry JMM.