About Humphrey Maud
Lived 1934 – 2013 (aged 79). Humphrey Maud was a British diplomat.
Sir Humphrey John Hamilton Maud (17 April 1934 – 10 November 2013) was a British diplomat.
Life Humphrey Maud was the son of the civil servant and diplomat John Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud and his wife, the pianist Jean Hamilton.
Maud studied classics and history at King's College, Cambridge. After a year teaching classics at the University of Minnesota, he entered the Foreign Service in 1959. In 1993 he became Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General with responsibility for economic and social affairs, holding the post until he retired in 1999.
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Who was Humphrey Maud?
British diplomat
When was Humphrey Maud born?
Humphrey Maud was born on 17 April 1934.
When did Humphrey Maud die?
Humphrey Maud died on 10 November 2013.
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Humphrey Maud was a diplomat.
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Humphrey Maud was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Humphrey Maud. https://biography.guide/humphrey-maud/
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