Thomas Case (cricketer, born 1844)
Thomas Case (b Liverpool 14 July 1844 – d Falmouth 31 October 1925)[1] was an English academic, philosopher, sportsman and author.[2]
Case was educated at Rugby[3] and Balliol.[4] He was Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford from 1868 to 1870; Tutor at Balliol from 1870 to 1876; and on the staff of Corpus Christi College, Oxford from then onwards. He was Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford from 1889 to 1910; and President of Corpus from 1904 to 1924.
Case was also a first-class cricketer (active 1864–1869) who played for Oxford University and Middlesex. He played in 35 first-class matches. He was a righthanded batsman who totalled 982 career runs with a highest score of 116.[5] His son's, William and Thomas, were also first-class cricketers.[6][7]
He was buried on 4 November in Wolvercote cemetery, near Oxford.
References
- 'Mr. Thomas Case' The Times Monday, Nov. 2, 1925 Issue 44108 p.2
- Among others he wrote 'Materials for History of Athenian Democracy from Solon to Pericles', 1874; 'Realism in Morals', 1877; 'Physical Realism', 1888; 'St Mary’s Clusters', 1893; 'Twelve Songs', 1918; and 'Three Songs', 1924 > British Library web site accessed 15:32 GMT Saturday 22nd May, 2020
- "Case, Thomas". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 23 May 2020. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
- Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- Thomas Case at CricketArchive
- Jones, T. G. H.; Kenrick, Frank B.; Julian L., Baker (1942). "Obituary notices: Lancelot Salisbury Bagster, 1887–1940; Thomas Bennett Case, 1871–1941; William Lash Miller, 1866–1940; Leonard Temple Thorne, 1855–1941". Journal of the Chemical Society: 333–4. doi:10.1039/JR9420000333. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- Dhole, Pradip. "Thomas Bennett Case: Oxford brewer who was the first cricket Supersub". Cricket Country. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
Academic offices | ||
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Preceded by Henry William Chandler |
Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy 1889–1910 |
Succeeded by John Alexander Smith |
Academic offices | ||
Preceded by Thomas Fowler |
President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford 1904–1924 |
Succeeded by Percy Stafford Allen |