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Duncan Sir Alan - Jeremy Catto A Portrait Of The Quintessential Oxford Don - Hardcover
Duncan Sir Alan - Jeremy Catto A Portrait Of The Quintessential Oxford Don - Hardcover
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Description: If Hollywood wanted to make a film about Oxford University the casting team would have to find someone to play Jeremy Catto. Born in 1939, this composite of Goodbye Mr Chips Porterhouse Blue and C. P. Snow was the quintessential Oxford don. A gifted teacher noted scholar and devoted college man he enjoyed the most extraordinary network and seemed to know everyone: he was friends with Bryan Ferry became Harold Macmillan's drinking companion taught Princess Margaret her family's history had a part to play in General Pinochet's extradition trial and was even rumoured to be a spy. But he was no mere caricature. Over four decades he shaped the minds and characters of generations of men and women who went on to prominent roles at Westminster in the City in the Church and in the world of academia. In 2018, his memorial service was attended by over 500 people and his death marked the end of an era in British social political and academic life.
Title: Jeremy Catto A Portrait Of The Quintessential Oxford Don
Author(s): Duncan Sir Alan
Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781916846418
Pages: 208 Pages, 15 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 1/6/2025
Category: Prose: Non-Fiction
Description: If Hollywood wanted to make a film about Oxford University the casting team would have to find someone to play Jeremy Catto. Born in 1939, this composite of Goodbye Mr Chips Porterhouse Blue and C. P. Snow was the quintessential Oxford don. A gifted teacher noted scholar and devoted college man he enjoyed the most extraordinary network and seemed to know everyone: he was friends with Bryan Ferry became Harold Macmillan's drinking companion taught Princess Margaret her family's history had a part to play in General Pinochet's extradition trial and was even rumoured to be a spy. But he was no mere caricature. Over four decades he shaped the minds and characters of generations of men and women who went on to prominent roles at Westminster in the City in the Church and in the world of academia. In 2018, his memorial service was attended by over 500 people and his death marked the end of an era in British social political and academic life.
Title: Jeremy Catto A Portrait Of The Quintessential Oxford Don
Author(s): Duncan Sir Alan
Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group
Barcode: 9781916846418
Pages: 208 Pages, 15 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 1/6/2025
Category: Prose: Non-Fiction
