In 1853, Hornby went to Durham University as Principal of Bishop Cosin’s Hall until 1864 when he returned to Brasenose as classical lecturer.
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In 1865 Hornby was the first to ascend the northwest ridge of the Silberhorn.
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Hornby was born at Winwick, the third son of Admiral Sir Phipps Hornby and his wife Sophia Maria Burgoyne, eldest daughter of Sir John Burgoyne.
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Students long after recalled with pleasure the animation of his Virgil lectures and his excellent way of teaching Latin prose.
The eldest son, John, died in service with the Royal Engineers in 1848 aged 27, while his younger sons Geoffrey Hornby and James John Hornby had lengthy and successful careers in the Royal Navy and education respectively.
The northwest ridge was first ascended in 1865 by the Rev. James John Hornby, Rev. Thomas Henry Philpot, with guides Christian and Ulrich Almer, Johann Bischof and Christian Lauener.
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