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John Charles Horobin (1856–1902) was a British academic. He was the first Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge.

Horobin was born in Tean, Staffordshire and educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1888 and MA in 1892. He was a member of the London School Board from 1891 to 1896; and Principal of Homerton from 1890 to his death on 26 July 1902.

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1. "John Charles Horobin (1856–1902), Principal of Homerton College (1894–1902)". Art UK. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
2. "Women in Teacher Training Colleges, 1900–1960: A Culture of Femininity" Edwards, E p76: London; Routledge; 2001 ISBN 0203259394
3. "Demons of Domesticity: Women and the English Gas Industry, 1889–1939" Clendinning, A p121: London: Routledge; 2017 ISBN 9781351945226
4. "The Horobin Sports Awards | Homerton College". homerton.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
5. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1752–1900 Vol. iii. Gabb – Justamond, (1947) p446
6. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE The Standard (London, England), Friday, October 14, 1892; pg. 3; Issue 21303
7. SCHOOL BOARD NOMINATIONS. Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper (London, England), Sunday, November 8, 1891; Issue 2555
8. 'Obituary' The Times (London, England), Monday, July 28, 1902, Issue 36831, p.6.

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