Claim: Walter Parratt, an English organist and composer, and president of the Royal College of Organists, became Heather Professor of Music at Oxford University in 1908.
Evidence: Sir Walter Parratt KCVO (10 February 1841 – 27 March 1924) was an English organist and composer. He was president of the Royal College of Organists. He became Heather Professor of Music at Oxford University in 1908, taking over from Hubert Parry.