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William Brown

1914 – 2005

English headmaster

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Lived 1914 – 2005 (aged 90–91). William Brown was a British teacher.

Revd William Martyn Brown (1914–2005) was Headmaster of King's Ely, and Head Master of Bedford School.

Biography Born on 12 July 1914, William Brown was educated at Bedford School and at Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he was a Scholar and gained a first class degree in Modern Languages. He taught at Wellington College, Berkshire, between 1936 and 1947, was Headmaster of King's Ely, between 1947 and 1955, and Head Master of Bedford School, between 1955 and 1975. He was ordained in 1976 and became Parish Priest in the parishes of Field Dalling and Saxlingham in Norfolk, between 1977 and 1984, and Rural Dean of Holt, Norfolk, between 1984 and 1988.

Described by The Times as "a first-class headmaster of two schools", Revd William Brown died on 14 December 2005.

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Born
1914
Birth century
Died
2005
Occupation
Education
Bedford School, Pembroke College
Positions held
Head teacher
Also known as
William Martyn Brown

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English headmaster

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William Brown was born in 1914.

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William Brown died in 2005.

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William Brown was a teacher.

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William Brown was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: William Brown

· Wikidata: Q18149658

· DBpedia: William Brown (headmaster)

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