Douglas Schulze (5 March 1881 – 17 May 1956) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played as a Full Back.^[1]

Rugby Union career

Teaching career

From The Scotsman of 31 March 1913:^[3]

NEW HEADMASTER FOR KELVINSIDE ACADEMY, Glasgow.
Mr Douglas Schulze has received the appointment of rector and headmaster of Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow, in succession to Mr W. Cecil Laming, who will leave at the end of June. Born in Glasgow, and educated till twelve years of age at Glasgow Academy, Mr Schulze was then for seven years at Fettes College, and attained the position of head boy of his house. From Fettes he proceeded to Oxford, and after taking his degree went for a year's study of education to Manchester University, where he took the teaching diploma. He began permanent teaching work at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, joining the civilian staff as history and English master. After two years' service in Dartmouth, he was for a year at Christ College, Brecon taking the sixth form, and was then appointed assistant master and house tutor at Uppingham, where he remained for four years. He was a member of Oxford University Rugby football team, and played for Scotland, with the exception of one year, from 1905 to 1911. Mr Schulze will enter on his duties at Kelvinside in the beginning of September.

Family

His father was Adolph Schulze (1840-1891) and his mother was Johanna Miller (1851-1936). Adolph Schulze was from Crimmitschau, in Germany - but, at the time of Adolph's life, the town was in the Kingdom of Saxony. Johanna Miller was from the Gorbals in Glasgow.

Douglas had 3 brothers: Adolph, Hermann and Charles: and 2 sisters: Irene and Helen. Charles played rugby for Glasgow Academicals.^[13][14]

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