Jocelyn Devas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJocelyn Devas
British philanthropist
Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1859
Place of Birth: Wimbledon, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1886
Profession: mountaineer
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Jocelyn Devas
- Jocelyn Devas (died 1886) was the founder of the Devas Club in 1884, a charitable club for young working men in Battersea, south London, England, originally in a room over a coffee shop in Stewarts Road.Devas was a student at University College, Oxford, matriculating in 1878.
- The Devas Club was originally called University College House and the Devas Club has maintained its links with the college over the years. Devas was killed in 1886 in a climbing accident while trying to ascend the Matterhorn in France.
- His father continued supporting the club after his death and there are still family links today.
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