Will Bentinck Explained
William Jack Henry Bentinck, Viscount Woodstock, Graf Bentinck[1] (born 19 May 1984), commonly known as Will Bentinck, is an English London-based social entrepreneur and speaker.
Background and education
Bentinck is the elder son of English actor Timothy Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, and couture milliner Judith ("Judy") Ann Emerson, daughter of John Robert Emerson, of 70, Queen Street, Cheadle, Staffordshire. When his father inherited the earldom, Bentinck became Viscount Woodstock.[2] [3] Born in London, he attended Harrow School and Heythrop College, University of London graduating with first-class honours in philosophy in 2010.
Career
After having gained his degree, Bentinck co-founded The Ragged University,[4] a free service offering peer-to-peer educational events inspired by the 19th century English ragged schools.[5] In December of the same year, Bentinck co-founded Levantine Links,[4] a nonprofit organisation recruiting high-calibre UK graduates to provide English language programmes serving children and adults in Al-Hasakah, Syria, in collaboration with the Syriac Orthodox Church.[6]
In March 2012, he was named a Vodafone Foundation 'World of Difference' winner,[7] receiving funding for an internship with Ashoka, a fellowship of some of the world's leading social entrepreneurs.[8]
In 2012, Bentinck joined Enternships,[9] founded by award-winning young entrepreneur Rajeeb Dey. He spoke at TEDxSquareMile,[10] is a course leader for the Accelerator Academy[11] and is a Tech London Advocate as Head of Careers at Makers Academy.[12]
Personal life
On 1 July 2021, at Crear, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, Bentinck married Rebecca, daughter of Mr Christopher Newton, of Saintfield, County Down, Northern Ireland and Mrs Deborah McCloy, of Mojacar, Spain.[13]
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Ruvigny, Melville H.. The Nobilities of Europe. Adamant Media Corporation. 1909. 2000.
- Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 3, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 3181.
- Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, ed. Charles Kidd and David Williamson, Debrett's, 1990, p. 988.
- Web site: Morgan. Ben. Bentinck. Will. The Team. www.levantinelinks.com. Levantine Links. https://web.archive.org/web/20140225225941/http://www.levantinelinks.com/team/. 25 February 2014. London. 2012. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: The Ragged University - Free Learning for All. 30 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110521034942/http://www.ragged-online.com/about/index.html. 21 May 2011. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: The Programme. https://archive.today/20130127155436/http://www.levantinelinks.com/?page_id=38. dead. 27 January 2013. Levantine Links. 20 April 2012.
- Web site: Meet the Winners - First Day at Ashoka UK. https://archive.today/20120729215433/http://worldofdifference.vodafone.co.uk/blogs/will-bentinck/. dead. 2012-07-29. The Vodafone Foundation.
- Web site: Vodafone World of Difference Intern Joins Ashoka. Ashoka Global. 7 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051057/http://uk.ashoka.org/vodafone-world-difference-interns-join-ashoka. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Will Bentinck at Shine Unconference 2012. 5 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131211153143/http://shineunconference.org/speaker-will-bentinck/. 11 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Will Bentinck at TEDxSquareMile. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/j6eOT0nxQJ0 . 2021-12-15 . live.
- Web site: Accelerator Academy Course Leaders. 5 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131205133200/http://acceleratoracademy.com/leaders/will-bentinck/. 5 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Tech London Advocates. 28 December 2018.
- News: Births, marriages and deaths: July 16, 2021. The Telegraph.
