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John Lyon (1514–1592) was a significant English landowner, who by 1564 had the largest land-rental income in Harrow, and who was the founder of Harrow School and the John Lyon's Charity. The John Lyon School was named as such in his recognition.
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The school was founded in 1876, by the Governors of Harrow...
- John Lyon School
Harrow School (/ ˈ h ær oʊ /) is a public school (English boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The school was founded in 1572 by John Lyon , a local landowner and farmer, under a royal charter of Queen Elizabeth I .
La Fondazione. La Harrow School è stata formalmente istituita con una patente regia della regina Elisabetta nel 1572 in favore del fondatore John Lyon, esistono tuttavia prove dell'esistenza di una precedente struttura scolastica, generalmente datata attorno al 1243.
John Lyon (school founder) (died 1592), English founder of Harrow School; John Lyon, 4th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1663–1712) John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1696–1715) John Lyon (poet) (1803–1889), Scottish LDS poet; John Herbert Bowes-Lyon (1886–1930) John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne ...
Its founder, John Lyon (d. 1592), was a yeoman of neighbouring Preston who yearly set aside resources for the education of poor children of Harrow. The school’s charter was granted by Elizabeth I in 1571, and its statutes were promulgated by Lyon in 1590, but it was not until 1615 that the first building was opened.
John Lyon was a yeoman farmer from the village of Preston in Harrow. In 1572 he was granted a Royal Charter by Elizabeth I to found a free grammar school for boys: Harrow School. He lies buried with his wife Joan in St Mary’s Church, Harrow on the Hill, close to Harrow School.
