# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Education of a Prince - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Prof Sir Ghillean Prance tells the story of Frederick Waymouth Gibbs, tutor to King Edward VIIAbout this EventJoin our annual President’s Address as Prof Sir Ghillean Prance discusses Frederick Waymouth Gibbs, tutor to King Edward VII.As well as tutoring King Edward VII and his brother, Prince Alfred, Gibbs was a barrister. Originally from Plymouth, he was a member of the Plymouth Athenaeum from 1859-97.Sir Ghillean is a world-renowned scientist and a former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Gibbs was his grandfather's cousin.A Fellow of the Royal Society, Sir Ghillean co-edited the book The Education of a Prince: The Diary and Correspondence of Frederick Waymouth Gibbs with Rachel J. Crosby.As a botanist, Prof Prance has travelled and conducted research extensively in South America, with a focus on sustainability and management of the environment through increasing our knowledge and understanding of the plant kingdom.Knighted in 1995, he was president of the Linnean Society from 1997-2000, having been made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1993. His other honours include the Victoria Medal of Honour (1999), the Patron’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society (1994).In 2000 he was made a Commander of the Order of the Southern Cross by the President of Brazil, and in 2012 he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays and Neck Ribbon by the Government of Japan.Sir Ghillean is also a direct descendant of one of the Plymouth Athenaeum’s founding Presidents of 1812, William Prance. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/6546db70-a754-11f1-b98f-cbeba3585b3a-rimg-w507-h740-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/655b9bf0-a754-11f1-b98f-cbeba3585b3a-rimg-w605-h740-dc383838-gmir.jpg Please note: this lecture is taking at the Green Taverners Marquee NOT the Plymouth Athenaeum due to refurbishment works at the Plymouth Athenaeum.Venue: Green Taverners Marquee, Home Park, Plymouth, PL2 3DQ. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/plymouth/the-education-of-a-prince/100001998545199491 - **Event Categories**: fitness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Green Taverners - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Plymouth - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Green Taverners - **lat**: 50.387311 - **long**: -4.1501491 - **full address**: Green Taverners, Plymouth Argyle FC, Home Park, Plymouth, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Education of a Prince - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/f90fe387c04b2c0d6c199fa29448ba0e7f1d65b1cac6fa9a586909a7ef98c16f-rimg-w940-h461-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1787583630 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Education of a Prince being held? - **A:** The Education of a Prince takes place on Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Green Taverners, Plymouth Argyle FC, Home Park, Plymouth, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Education of a Prince? - **A:** The Education of a Prince is organized by The Plymouth Athenaeum. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "The Education of a Prince", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/f90fe387c04b2c0d6c199fa29448ba0e7f1d65b1cac6fa9a586909a7ef98c16f-rimg-w940-h461-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1787583630", "startDate": "2026-10-01T19:30:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-10-01T20:30:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/plymouth/the-education-of-a-prince/100001998545199491", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Green Taverners", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Plymouth Argyle FC, Home Park", "postalCode": "PL2 3DQ", "addressLocality": "Plymouth", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "50.387311", "longitude": "-4.1501491" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Prof Sir Ghillean Prance tells the story of Frederick Waymouth Gibbs, tutor to King Edward VII", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-24", "availabilityEnds": "2026-10-01T20:30:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-08-24", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/plymouth/the-education-of-a-prince/100001998545199491" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-24", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-24", "url": "https://allevents.in/plymouth/the-education-of-a-prince/100001998545199491", "price": 0, "name": "Entry Registration" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Plymouth Athenaeum", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-plymouth-athenaeum/22883035", "description": "The Plymouth Athenaeum, located in Plymouth, England, is a charitable society dedicated to the promotion of learning in the fields of science, technology, literature and art.The Athenaeum building, located at Derry's Cross in Plymouth City Centre, includes a 340-seat auditorium, lecture room, lounge, meeting rooms and a local interest library.Founded on 17 October 1812 as the Plymouth Institute, it was soon renamed the Plymouth Institution. The first meetings took place in Catherine Street and later Frankfort Street Art Gallery.Architect and founding member of the Institution John Foulston (1772 – 30 December 1841), who had won a competition to design the Royal Hotel and Theatre group of buildings, designed the building that would become the permanent home of the organisation. The foundation stone of 'The Athenaeum', which had a Greek Doric-style facade, was laid on 1 May 1818.The Devon and Cornwall Natural History Society, formed in 1838, amalgamated with the Plymouth Institution in 1851. 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