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On settling in London Hartog devoted much time and thought to the place of examinations in the education system. As early as 1911, and again in 1918, he had written treatises on examinations in their bearing on national efficiency and on culture and general efficiency. He was the dominant figure in
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In his obituary it states, "Few educationists still working as did in octogenarian years could look back on so varied, strenuous, and fruitful a career as his. He left an enduring mark on educational thought and practice, not only in India but in this county and the
Dominions." Sir Philip Hartog,
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before the outbreak of war in 1939 of a
Linguistic Committee of the Appointments Registry, and he was its first chairman. In 1933 Hartog wrote, under the authority of the London Institute of Education his valuable study, "Some Aspects of Indian Education, Past, and Present." He continued his
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Amid all these labours Hartog was through life a keen helper of his own community. At the end of 1933, he went to
Palestine as chairman of the Committee of Inquiry on the organisation of the
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Manchester, however, he was being drawn to university administration. He was secretary to the Victoria University Extension Scheme, a member of the Court, and in 1902–03 secretary to the
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Kensington home he had the cooperation of his wife Mabel Hélène, daughter of Mr. H. J. Kisch (they were married in 1915, and three sons ensued).
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which was appointed in 1917 and issued a voluminous report in 1919. Far-reaching reforms in most of the Indian universities followed, and
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in
England and Wales, and in 1947 it applied for a royal charter. Hartog was also the prime mover in the setting up by the
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activities well into his ninth decade, and one of the last of his books, "Words in Action," was published in 1945.
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in 1926 Hartog was appointed a member and served until permitted to retire on family grounds in 1930. When the
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he was an assistant lecturer in chemistry. It seemed at that time that this branch of science would claim him.
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Commission of
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an inquiry on an international scale undertaken in 1932. This resulted in the issue in 1935 of
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as a residential teaching foundation and Hartog was made its first vice-chancellor. Both at
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for this purpose. The organisation thereby set up was renamed in 1945 the
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Hartog was born in London on 2 March 1864, the third son of
Alfonse and
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in the year of his retirement in reward for his services.
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Hartog was a member of the commission under the late Sir
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193:(2 March 1864 – 27 June 1947) was a British chemist and
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in 1940 a grant of ÂŁ2,000 to the
University of London
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Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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197:who undertook this role in England and India.
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513:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
503:People educated at University College School
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411:Hartog, P. J., ed. (1900).
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309:Order of the British Empire
305:Sir John (later Lord) Simon
301:Indian Statutory Commission
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493:University of Paris alumni
313:Order of the Indian Empire
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182:Sir Philip Joseph Hartog
103:University of Heidelberg
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346:Institute of Education
334:The Marks of Examiners
229:, the Universities of
311:and Companion of the
241:. In 1889 he went to
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115:chemist, educationist
263:University of London
30:Philip Joseph Hartog
286:University of Dhaka
278:Calcutta University
247:Victoria University
98:University of Paris
164:Numa Edward Hartog
362:Hebrew University
239:Collège de France
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420:15 November
477:Categories
461:2 December
396:2 December
372:References
338:Cyril Burt
237:, and the
235:Heidelberg
62:1864-03-02
454:The Times
172:(brother)
166:(brother)
151:Relatives
319:Activism
282:Calcutta
160:(sister)
390:FreeBMD
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211:CĂ©cile
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120:Spouse
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