Dr. Burney's Academy, Greenwich

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Dr. Burney's Academy, Greenwich was a prominent 19th-century English preparatory school known for its rigorous classical education and notable literary and intellectual alumni.

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instanceOf boys' school
educational institution
preparatory school
country England
curriculumIncludes Greek
Latin
classical literature
history
mathematics
educationFocus classical education
preparatory education
hasAlumni Edward Gibbon
Horatio Nelson
other 19th-century literary figures
hasReputation prominent 19th-century English preparatory school
historicalPeriod Victorian era
historicalSignificance example of 19th-century English classical preparatory schooling
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Greenwich
Greenwich Peninsula, London, England
surface form: Greenwich, London, England

London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
namedAfter Burney family
notableFor intellectual alumni
literary alumni
rigorous classical curriculum
operatedInCentury 19th century
region Greenwich Peninsula, London, England
surface form: Greenwich Peninsula area
schoolLevel secondary
schoolType private school
studentType boys preparing for naval and professional careers

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George Henry Lewes educatedAt Dr. Burney's Academy, Greenwich