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History

Early history, 1949-1972

Aiglon College was founded by John C. Corlette in 1949 and opened with just six pupils. A former teacher at Gordonstoun, Corlette had sympathised with the theories of its founder, Kurt Hahn, and began to think about opening a school of his own.

Corlette suffered from ill-health as a child and was never physically robust. This spurred a personal philosophy emphasising stamina and toughness, and upon which the principles of Aiglon would be founded. Corlette's decision to open a school in Switzerland was likely inspired by his own experience: he left Stowe at 16 to finish his education at Alpine College, having been sent there for the benefit of his health.

Following a financially precarious beginning, during which it rented various chalets, the school acquired its first permanent building with the purchase of the Hotel Beau-Site in 1955, now known as Clairmont. Though founded as a school on the British model, by 1957 half the student body were American nationals. British parents at this time were put off by a combination of high fees and a weak pound.

That decade, another idea borrowed from Gordonstoun, the 'rank system', was implemented. This ranked boys according to merit, academic or otherwise, with extra privileges awarded to the higher ranked. In 1968 the school became co-educational and 22 girls arrived that September.

By the 1970s Aiglon had drawn some criticism due to the fullness of its programme, with the working day running from 7am to 8:45pm for the youngest children, and up to 11pm for the oldest; though the school maintained this was necessary to "develop the whole child" and set this against long vacation times, which lasted up to 11 weeks in the summer. American author Allen Kurzweil recalled the eccentricities he encountered when he was sent to Aiglon in 1971.

Early morning were given over to fresh-air callisthenics, cold showers, and meditation. Afternoons were reserved for skiing and hiking. A retired opera singer with ill-fitting dentures taught elocution.

— Allen Kurzweil, The New Yorker, 2014

In line with the aims of its founder, school culture "placed a premium on stoic self-reliance" and injuries were a fact of life. During the academic year Kurzweil attended, one student lost the tips of two toes to frostbite, another almost died after falling into a crevasse, and a girl was permanently disfigured on the local slalom course after taking a bamboo gate too closely.

In 1972 the Indian spiritual leader Chinmayananda Saraswati visited the school and gave talks on the Hindu faith. That year, Corlette stepped down as Executive Headmaster and took on the new title of Director and Founder.

By 1983 there were approximately 250 pupils from 142 nationalities, and the school was becoming well established as a popular choice for celebrity parents, including Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren, Roger Moore and Dame Joan Sutherland

A 1995 Newsweek profile noted that high fees did not "buy luxury" at Aiglon, and student dormitories were surprisingly modest. Such "unpretentious surroundings" were said to be popular with wealthy parents who did not want their children to be living in too much comfort.

In 2019 Nicola Sparrow became the first woman to lead the school.

Admissions

Applications can be submitted up to a year in advance of the intended entrance date. Decisions are made twice a year, the first round being in December and the second in March. Additional places following the second round may be allocated "on a rolling basis".

Admissions assessment consist of an interview, which require the participation of both the prospective student and their parents, as well as a series of tests to measure academic ability.

Campus

As of 2021 there were 8 senior boarding houses with 350 senior students (defined as those aged 13-18) and 2 junior houses with room for 75 students, of which the youngest are 9 years old. Students occupy a study bedroom shared with no more than three others. Houseparents live on-site. The oldest students are in single or double rooms.

Students are required to complete nine outdoor expeditions each year. These take place on the weekend and students can be away for a day or both weekend days. Skiing is part of physical education and during winter months the school week is adjusted to allow for it

List of alumni of Hatfield College, Durham

Hatfield College, Durham is one of the constituent colleges of Durham University. The following is a list of notable people to have matriculated at the college.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Academia

• 
  Philip Booth
• 
  Conrad Hughes
• 
  Stephen Moulsdale
• 
  Adrian Woodruffe-Peacock

Professors and researchers

Humanities and Social Science

• John Atkinson – Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Cape Town
• Philip Booth – Dean of the Faculty of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences at St Mary's University, Twickenham
• Richard Calland – Emeritus Associate Professor of Public Law at the University of Cape Town; Head of Political Monitoring & Information Service at IDASA (1995–2011)
• Tim Carter – David G. Frey Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Cecil William Davidge – Professor of English at University College of Commerce, Kobe (1907–1930); Tutor of Hirohito
• Brian Dobson – Reader Emeritus of Archaeology at Durham University; President of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle
• Paul Edwards – Professor of English and African Literature at the University of Edinburgh
• Allan M. Findlay – Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of St Andrews
• Simon J. Gathercole – Reader in New Testament Studies and Director of Studies at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
• George Gretton – Lord President Reid Professor of Law at the University of Edinburgh (1994–2016); Commissioner of the Scottish Law Commission (2006–2011)
• Michael Jarrett – Professor of Archaeology at Cardiff University
• Paul D. Murray – Professor of Systematic Theology at Durham University
• Harold Orton – Professor of English Language and Medieval English Literature, University of Leeds (1946–64)
• Angelo Raine – clergyman scholar active in the Yorkshire Philosophical Society
• David Reeder – Lecturer in Urban History, University of Leicester
• Gareth Stansfield – Professor of Middle East Studies at University of Exeter
• Adrian Woodruffe-Peacock – pioneering ecologist and former President of the Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union
• Ted Wragg – Professor of Education at the University of Exeter (1978–2003)

Science

• Cliff Addison – Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at University of Nottingham (1960–78)
• Richard Arculus – Professor in School of Earth Sciences at Australian National University
• David Axon – Professor at the University of Hertfordshire and Rochester Institute of Technology
• Gilbert Ronald Bainbridge – Wolfson Professor of Energy Studies at Newcastle University
• Keith Clark – Emeritus Professor in the Department of Computing at Imperial College London
• Kingsley Dunham – Director of the British Geological Survey (1967–75); Wollaston Medal (1976)
• Nigel Glover – Professor of Physics at Durham University
• Rebecca Goss – Professor of Organic Chemistry at University of St. Andrews (2018–)
• Joseph Holden – Professor of Physical Geography at University of Leeds (2007–)
• Joanne Johnson – British Antarctic Survey geochemist; Polar Medal (2023)
• Basil Charles King Professor of Geology at Bedford College; Bigsby Medal (1959)
• Mosobalaje Oyawoye – Professor of Geology at the University of Ibadan (1966–1977)
• Brian Scarlett – Professor of Chemical Technology at Delft University of Technology (1983–2000)
• Joe Smartt – Reader in Biology at Southampton University (1990–96)
• Mark A. Smith – Professor of Pathology at Case Western Reserve University
• W C Swinbank – Meteorological physicist; Chief Research Scientist at CSIRO Australia (1961–1971)
• David Vaughan – Scientist at British Antarctic Survey; Lead Author on IPCC Fourth Assessment Report
• Stan Woodell – Lecturer in Botany at Oxford University (1959–88); Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford (1989–2004)
• Philip Woodworth – Oceanographer; former Director of the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level

Schoolteachers and educationists

• Geoffrey Boult – Headmaster of Giggleswick School (2001–2014)
• Conrad Hughes – Director General of the International School of Geneva (2023–)
• Christopher King – Chief Executive of Independent Association of Prep Schools (2018–)
• Frederick William Sanderson – Headmaster of Oundle School (1892–1922)
• Percy Warrington – founder of various private schools; established Allied Schools financial trust

University administrators

• Gordon Cameron – Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (1988–1990)
• Sydney Holgate – Master of Grey College, Durham (1959–1980)
• David Jasper – Principal of St Chad's College, Durham (1989–1991)
• David Kirby – Pro-Vice Chancellor of Middlesex University (1996–2000)
• Stephen Moulsdale – Principal of St Chad's College, Durham (1904–1937)
• Arthur Prowse – Principal of Van Mildert College, Durham (1965–1972)
• Ian Taylor – Principal of Van Mildert College, Durham (1999–2000)
• Andrew Teverson – Pro-Vice Chancellor of University of the Arts London (2022–)

Business

• 
  David Arkless
• 
  Tim Smit

• David Arkless – President of End Human Trafficking Now (2011–)
• Ian Marchant – Chairman of Thames Water (2018–2023)
• Peter Owen Edmunds – telecoms entrepreneur in Russia; co-founded Peterstar
• Richard Paniguian – Group Vice-President at BP (2002–2008), Head of Defence and Security Organisation (DSO) (2008–2015)
• Richard Pease, 4th Baronet – Head of Crux Asset Management (2015–2023)
• Tim Smit – co-creator of Lost Gardens of Heligan and the Eden Project
• James Timpson – CEO of Timpson Group (2002–) and Chair of the Prison Reform Trust (2016–)
• Oliver Tress – founder of Oliver Bonas
• Rachel Skinner – President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (2020–2021)
• Stephen Welton – CEO of Business Growth Fund (2011–)

Media and performing arts

• 
  Jonathan Darlington
• 
  Tim Exile
• 
  Colin McDowell
• 
  Riva Taylor
• 
  Jeremy Vine

Film, radio and television

• George Auckland – longtime BBC television and digital media executive
• Delaval Astley, 23rd Baron Hastings – played Cameron Fraser on The Archers
• Fergus Beeley – BBC Natural World producer and documentarian
• Benedict Bermange – Sky Sports cricket statistician
• Bill Bunbury – ABC radio producer
• James Cary – TV and radio comedy writer, Think the Unthinkable and Bluestone 42
• Stuart Draper – theatre actor and director
• Mark Durden-Smith – Channel 5 sports presenter
• Ed Gamble – stand-up and performer, The Peacock and Gamble Podcast and Mock the Week
• Jonathan Gould – sports presenter; MLB on Five (1997–2008)
• Mark Pougatch – ITV Sport presenter
• Ian Sharp – film and television director known for Who Dares Wins (1982) and his second-unit work on GoldenEye (1995)
• Richard Teverson – character actor who has appeared in Coalition, Red Joan and The Crown
• Jeremy Vine – broadcaster and journalist; Panorama (2007–2010) Eggheads (2008–present)

Music

• Jonathan Darlington – Generalmusikdirektor of the Duisburg Philharmonic (2002–2011)
• Tim Exile – drum and bass producer
• Malcolm Goldring – conductor and musical director
• Paul Keenan – composer of contemporary classical music
• Shelly Knotts – composer and performer of electronic, live coded and networked music
• Alec Roth – composer best known for Arion and the Dolphin (1994)
• Riva Taylor – jazz singer-songwriter; This Woman's Heart .1 (2020) and This Woman's Heart .2 (2021)
• Jake Thackray – folk musician; The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray (1967)

Writing and journalism

• Poppy Adams – author and television director; The Behaviour of Moths (2008)
• Oliver Balch – author and freelance journalist; Viva South America! A Journey Round a Restless Continent (2009)
• Thomas Blackburn – poet, novelist and memoirist; A Clip of Steel (1969)
• Dominic Carman – legal affairs journalist; former feature writer for The Times
• Alexander Frater – author and travel editor; Chasing the Monsoon (1990)
• Frederick Grice – writer of children's literature; The Bonny Pit Laddie (1960)
• John Kay – chief reporter for The Sun
• Colin McDowell – former Fashion Editor of The Sunday Times
• Katharine Preston – writer and public speaker; Out With It: How Stuttering Helped Me Find My Voice (2013)
• Rosa Rankin-Gee – novelist; The Last King of Sark (2011) and Dreamland (2021)
• Alan Schom – popular historian; Napoleon Bonaparte, A Biography (1997)
• David Shukman – Science Editor of BBC News (2012–2021); Reporting Live from the End of the World (2010)
• Owen Slot – sports journalist; Chief Rugby Correspondent at The Times

Military personnel

• 
  Andrew Burns
• 
  Mark Carleton-Smith
• 
  Lord Dannatt
• 
  Matt Parr

British Army

• General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith – Chief of the General Staff (2018–2022)
• General Sir Richard Dannatt – Chief of the General Staff (2006–2009)
• Major-General Peter Grant Peterkin – Military Secretary (2000–2004)
• Major-General Alex Taylor – Director, Army Legal Services (2019–)

Royal Air Force

• Air Marshal Peter Walker – Commander of Joint Warfare Centre (2005–2007); Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (2011–2015)

Royal Navy

• Rear Admiral Andrew Burns – Fleet Commander (2021–)
• Rear Admiral Matthew Parr – Commander Operations (2013–2015)

Politicians and civil servants

• 
  Robert Buckland
• 
  Baron Carter of Coles
• 
  Edward Timpson

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Members of the House of Commons

• Robert Buckland – Conservative MP for South Swindon (2010–); Secretary of State for Justice (2019–2021)
• Robert Strother Stewart – Liberal MP for Stockton-on-Tees (1923–1924)
• Edward Timpson – Conservative MP for Crewe and Nantwich (2008–2017) and for Eddisbury (2019–); Solicitor General for England and Wales (2022)

Members of the House of Lords

• Patrick Carter, Baron Carter of Coles – Labour Party life peer (2004–)

European Parliament

Members of the European Parliament

• Jake Pugh – Brexit Party MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber (2019–2020)

Civil Service

Ambassadors and High Commissioners

• Bruce Bucknell – British Ambassador to Belarus (2012–2016)
• David Carter – British High Commissioner to Bangladesh (2000–2004)
• Kim Darroch – UK Permanent Representative to the European Union (2007–2011), British Ambassador to the United States (2016–2019)
• David Fitton – British High Commissioner to Jamaica (2013–2017)
• William Quantrill – British Ambassador to Cameroon (1991–1995)

Colonial Service

• John Rawling Todd – Secretary for Housing, British Hong Kong (1986–1988)
• John Francis Yaxley – Hong Kong Commissioner in London (1989–1993)

Religion

Anglican Communion

Bishops

• John Boys – Bishop of Kimberley and Kuruman (1951–1960)
• David Chellappa – Bishop of Madras (1955–1964)
• Peter Dawes – Bishop of Derby (1988–1995)
• Arthur Douglas – Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney (1883–1905)
• David Edwardes Davies – Bishop of Bangor (1944–1949)
• Morris Gelsthorpe – Bishop in the Sudan (1945–1952)
• Frederick Goldie – Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway (1974–1980)
• Temple Hamlyn – Bishop of Accra (1908–1910)
• Clive Handford – Bishop in Cyprus and the Gulf (1997–2007)
• Ralph Hawkins – Bishop of Bunbury (1957–1977)
• Robert Hay – Bishop of Tasmania (1919–1943)
• Francis Johnston – Bishop of Egypt (1952–1958)
• Gordon Tindall – Bishop of Grahamstown (1964–1969)

Deans and Provosts

• Dominic Barrington – Dean of York (2022–)
• William Kay – Provost of Blackburn Cathedral (1936–1961)
• Roderick Mackay – Dean of Edinburgh (1939-1954)
• Hugh McIntosh – Provost of St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow (1966–1970)
• Leslie Weatherhead – Dean of Nassau (1965–1972)
• Bill Williams – Provost of Coventry Cathedral (1958–1981)

Archdeacons

• Henry Carden – Archdeacon of Lahore (1929–1934)
• Alexander Chisholm – Archdeacon of Carlisle (1947–1958)
• Richard Blundell Comins – Archdeacon of Northern Melanesia (1900–1910)
• Herbert Edmonds – Archdeacon of Madras (1937–1940)
• Hugh Edwardes – Archdeacon of Port Elizabeth (1933–1944)
• Glyndwr Hackett – Archdeacon of Monmouth (2001–2008)
• Thomas Hodgson – Archdeacon of Huntingdon (1915–1921)
• Robert Jones – Archdeacon of Worcester (2014–2023)
• George MacDermott – Archdeacon of Norwich (1921–1938)
• Henry Marriott – Archdeacon of Bermuda (1925–1951)
• Frederic Murray – Archdeacon of Belize (1907–1918)
• Andrew Ritchie – Archdeacon of Surrey (1949–1955)
• Morris Rodham – Archdeacon of Warwick (2010–2019)
• Richard Ross-Lewin – Archdeacon of Limerick (1919–1921)
• Edward Leslie Seager – Archdeacon of Dorset (1955–1974)
• Andrew Spens – Archdeacon of Lahore (1892–1900)
• Basil Stratton – Archdeacon of Lichfield (1959–1974)
• David Williams – Archdeacon of Cardigan (1928–1936)

Parish priests

• Francis ffolkes, 5th Baronet – royal chaplain to King Edward VIII and King George VI
• Jonas Pilling – grossly incompetent vicar of St Mark's Church, Huddersfield

Catholic Church

Bishops

• Michael Houghton – Bishop of Ebbsfleet (1998–1999)

Sport

• 
  Will Greenwood
• 
  Angus Groom
• 
  Andrew Strauss
• 
  Frank Tyson

Athletics

• Mark Hudspith – long-distance runner; bronze medallist in the Marathon at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
• Jon Solly – gold medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Cricket

First-Class

• Chaitanya Bishnoi – Haryana (2015–2023) and Chennai Super Kings (2018–2019)
• Thomas Bruce – Durham UCCE (2005)
• Nick Compton – Middlesex (2001–2009), Somerset (2010–2014) and England (2012–2016)
• Graham Cowdrey – Kent (1984–1998)
• Tim Curtis – Cambridge University (1983) and Worcestershire (1979–1997)
• Peter Deakin – Cambridge University (1996) and Dorset (1999–2006)
• Paul Dixey – Kent (2005–2010), Durham UCCE (2007–2010) and Leicestershire (2011–2012)
• Edwin Hardy – Europeans (1915)
• George Harper – Durham UCCE (2009–2010) and Buckinghamshire (2008–2012)
• Steve Henderson – Worcestershire (1977–1981), Cambridge University (1982–1983) and Glamorgan (1983–1985)
• Thomas Jameson – Cambridge University (1970) and Warwickshire (1970)
• James Lawrence – Durham University (1995) and British Universities (1998)
• Harry McInley – Durham MCCU (2015)
• Gavin Moffat – Cambridge University (1996)
• James Rowe – Durham UCCE (2001) and Kent Cricket Board (2002)
• Andrew Strauss – Middlesex (1998–2012) and England (2003–2012)
• Frank Tyson – Northamptonshire (1952–1960) and England (1954–1959)
• Freddie van den Bergh – Surrey (2011–2019) and Durham MCCU (2012–2014)
• Charlie Wallis – Durham MCCU (2012–2013)
• Nathaniel Watkins – Oxfordshire (2011), Durham MCCU (2011–2013) and Jersey (2012–2019)
• James Wilkes-Green – Guernsey (2015)
• Michael Yeabsley – Cambridge University (1995)

List A

• Rodney Dethridge – Bedfordshire (1982)
• Kim Norkett – Glamorgan (1974)

Field Hockey

• Gavin Featherstone – coached United States at 1984 Olympics and South Africa at the 1996 Olympics
• Rui Saldanha – represented Great Britain at 1972 Olympics

Football

• Warren Bradley – Manchester United (1958–1962) and England (1959)

Rowing

• Simon Barr – Gold medallist for Germany in Lightweight men's eight at the 2014 and 2015 World Championships
• Angus Groom – Silver medallist in Quadruple sculls at at the 2020 Olympics
• Alice Freeman – Bronze medallist in Women's eight at 2007 World Championships, 5th place in Women's eight at the 2008 Olympics
• Louisa Reeve – Bronze medallist in Women's eight at 2007 World Championships
• Emily Taylor – Silver medallist in Women's eight at 2008 European Championships

Rugby

• Toby Allchurch – represented England on tour of Japan, Fiji and Tonga (1979)
• Josh Basham – Newcastle Falcons (2018–2022)
• Beth Blacklock – Scotland women (2023–)
• Richard Breakey – Scotland (1978)
• Jeremy Campbell-Lamerton – Scotland B (1985–1986) and Scotland (1986–1987)
• Will Carling – Harlequins (1987–2000) and England (1988–1997)
• Will Greenwood – Harlequins (1994–1996 and 2000–2006), Leicester Tigers (1996–2000) and England (1997–2004)
• Mark Griffin – United States (2003–2005)
• Charlie Hannaford – England (1971)
• Fitz Harding – Bristol Bears (2020–)
• Stuart Legg – Newcastle Falcons (1997–2000)
• Peter Lillington – Scotland B (1981–1982), also represented Scotland on tour of New Zealand (1981)
• Andy Mullins – England B (1988) and England (1989)
• Marcus Rose – England (1981–1987)
• Roshini Turner – Hong Kong women (2019–)
• Dave Walder – Newcastle Falcons (1999–2006) and England (2001–2003)
• Peter Warfield – England (1973–1975)
• Ben Woods – Newcastle Falcons (2003–2008), Leicester Tigers (2008–2012) and England Saxons (2006–2012)

Tennis

• Gabriela Knutson – Czech tennis player; career-high singles ranking of 155

Miscellaneous

• Matthew Hedges – doctoral student imprisoned for spying by the United Arab Emirates
• Claude Hinscliff – noted suffragist and founder of the Church League for Women's Suffrage
• Robin Medforth-Mills – UNESCO official also known for his marriage to Princess Elena of Romania
• Nigel Morgan – security consultant who gained notoriety for leaking the 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup attempt
• Tracy Philipps – Intelligence officer and conservationist; Secretary-General of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (1955–1958)

References

Category:Lists of people associated with Durham University