Ralph Westwood Moore (1906 – 10 January 1953) was an English classicist and writer who became the headmaster of Harrow School in 1942.[1][2]
Life
Ralph Moore was born in Wolverhampton in the late summer of 1906,[3] the elder son of George Moore.[2] George Moore is described as an artist and designer of wrought iron gates and fences.[4] His mother, born Emily Skidmore, also came from an English middle-class family.[4]
Ralph Moore married Elsie Barbara Tonks (1901–1969) at Wolverhampton in the early summer of 1931.[5] The marriage resulted in the births of two recorded sons in 1933 and 1935.[2]
Early in 1952, keen to set a good example to the children in his care, he submitted himself to a chest x-ray. Chest x-rays for adolescents were encouraged at that time in order to provide for early diagnosis of tuberculosis. A newspaper reported that all the pupils were "free from chest troubles". Dr. Moore was not, however. He underwent several operations during 1952 but "refused to leave his post". He died at Harrow from lung cancer on 10 January 1953.[1][6]
References
^ ab"Last lesson was fatal". The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, Qld. National Library of Australia (Trove). 12 January 1953. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ abcdMoore, Ralph Westwood; Headmaster of Harrow School since 1942. Vol. One hundred and first year of issue. Adam & Charles Black: London W.1. 1949. p. 1964. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)