James Crombie

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1785–1792

Every event in Historedia whose sources name James Crombie, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Founding of Belfast Academy

   1785–1792

   Role: Founder (identity unresolved pending supplied candidate or biographical evidence)

   1. 11785-1786 · near St Anne's Parish Church (in what is now Academy Street)Foundation and Opening

      James Crombie founded Belfast Academy in 1785, and the school officially opened on 1 May 1786.

   2. 212 April 1792 · Mathematics classroom1792 Classroom Incident

      In April 1792, ten schoolboys barricaded themselves in the mathematics classroom at Belfast Academy.

Sources

1. Belfast Royal Academy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26