In the late Victorian era George Dixon was a pioneering educationalist in Birmingham. A school in the city still bears his name. In July 2021, a Birmingham Civic Society blue plaque was unveiled on the site of one his former schools, which is now the Ikon Gallery on Brindleyplace.
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