Walter Durnford
Sir Walter Durnford was an English academic.
The son of Bishop Richard Durnford he was educated at Eton College. He entered King's [College, Cambridge] in 1865, graduating B.A in 1869 and Master of [Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|M.A] in 1890. He was appointed a Fellow of Kings in 1869. He was on the staff of Eton from 1870 to 1899. He was Mayor of Cambridge in 1905; and List of [Provosts of King's College, Cambridge|Provost of King's College, Cambridge] from 1918 until his death.