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Birth: | 1906 |
Death: | 1985 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Educationalist |
John Frederick Wolfenden was a British educationalist probably best remembered for chairing the Wolfenden Committee whose report, recommending the decriminalisation of homosexuality, was published in 1957. He studied at Queen's College, Oxford, becoming a fellow of at Magdalen College, Oxford. He was the headmaster of Uppingham School and Shrewsbury School, and chairman of various government committees which mostly focused on education and problems with youth. From 1950 to 1963 he was Vice Chancellor of the University of Reading. In 1969, he was appointed as director of the British Museum, a post that he left in 1973. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1942. He was knighted in 1956. He is the author of book, entitled Turning points.
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