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Robert Micklem

1891 – 1952

British managing director and Royal Navy officer

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About Robert Micklem

Lived 1891 – 1952 (aged 60).

Commander Sir Robert Micklem, CBE (5 June 1891 – 13 May 1952) was a naval officer, submariner and chairman and a managing director of the British engineerings company Vickers-Armstrongs.

Early life Micklem was born Edward Robert Micklem on 5 June 1891 in Chingford, Essex, Within a few years of the end of the war he became firstly deputy chairman and then chairman of Vickers-Armstrongs.

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Important facts

Birth century
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Bachelor
Also known as
Commander Sir Edward Robert Micklem, Sir Edward Robert Micklem, Edward Robert Micklem, Commander Sir Robert Micklem, Sir Robert Micklem

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Robert Micklem's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Robert Micklem?

British managing director and Royal Navy officer

When was Robert Micklem born?

Robert Micklem was born on 5 June 1891.

When did Robert Micklem die?

Robert Micklem died on 13 May 1952.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Robert Micklem

· Wikidata: Q20738415

· DBpedia: Robert Micklem

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