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Harper was educated at Christ"s Hospital and at Street John"s College, Cambridge.
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Hugo Harper
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He obtained a second in classical moderations, followed by a first in mathematics in 1844. He was a Fellow of Jesus College between 1845 and 1852. He was headmaster of Cowbridge Grammar School (1847-1850) and Sherborne School (1851-1877).
In 1877 he was elected Principal.
During his time as Principal, he was heavily engaged in disputes about proposed new statutes for the college that were considered by their opponents to have an adverse effect on the links between the college and Wales. He died in 1895 after a prolonged period of ill-health.
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January 8, 1895 (aged 73)