Gender | Male |
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Weekday | Saturday |
Date | Dec. 30, 1916 |
Time | 8:20 a.m. |
Daylight Saving | No |
City | Fauldhouse, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Geo-location | 55ºN49'38.96", |
Timezone | Europe/London |
City | Fauldhouse, Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Timezone | Europe/London |
Time (Europe/London) | Dec. 30, 1916, 08:20:00 AM |
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Time (UTC) | Dec. 30, 1916, 08:20:00 AM |
Time (LMT) | Dec. 30, 1916, 08:05:10 AM |
Time (Julian) | 2421227.84722222 |
LMT Correction | -0.2472 Hrs |
Ayanmsha | True Chitra - 22º40'53.98" |
Scottish diplomat, he held many posts representing the British Government including Under-Secretary-General at the United Nations from 1968-1971 and Ambassador to Denmark from 1971-1976. Although his parents died when he was young, the scholarly young man was able to go to Edinburgh University on scholarship. He graduated with honors. With his degree in literature, he became a schoolmaster in 1937. At the onset of WWII, he volunteered for the Infantry but his command of German landed him a transfer to the Intelligence Corps. In 1948 he joined the Foreign Service. Upon his retirement in the late 1970s he joined the Board of Directors of Maersk, becoming its Chair. In later years he turned his attention to philanthropic causes. He married Rosemary Parker in 1944; they had three children, one of whom predeceased him. He died on April 3, 2006 in White Notley, UK.
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
New Career |
Jan. 1, 1937 |
Work : New Career 1937 (Teacher) |
2 |
New Career |
Jan. 1, 1948 |
Work : New Career 1948 (With the Foreign Service) |
3 |
Begin Major Project |
Jan. 1, 1968 |
Work : Begin Major Project 1968 (Under-Secretary-General at the UN) |
4 |
Begin Major Project |
Jan. 1, 1971 |
Work : Begin Major Project 1971 (Ambassador to Denmark) |
5 |
End Major Project |
Jan. 1, 1976 |
Work : End Major Project 1976 (Ambassador to Denmark) |
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
Marriage |
Jan. 1, 1944 |
Relationship : Marriage 1944 (To Rosemary Parker) |
S.No. | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
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1 |
Unspecified |
April 1, 2006 |
Death, Cause unspecified 3 April 2006 (Age 89) . |