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'''John Davidson Briggs''' (born 1917) (known as David Briggs), is a former Headmaster of [[King's College School|King’s College School]], Cambridge. |
'''John Davidson Briggs''' (born 1917) (known as David Briggs), is a former Headmaster of [[King's College School|King’s College School]], Cambridge. |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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| ⚫ | He was born in [[Norwich]], England, son of Canon [[G. W. Briggs|George Wallace Brigg]]s and Constance Barrow.<ref name="Daily Mail">[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1237129/ANNE-ATKINS-My-father-choirboy-Kings-College-Chapels-historic-Christmas-broadcast.html Anne Atkins : ''My father - the last choirboy from King's College Chapel's historic first Christmas broadcast'', Daily Mail 19 December 2009]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He was born in [[Norwich]], England, son of Canon [[G. W. Briggs|George Wallace Brigg]]s and Constance Barrow.<ref name="Daily Mail">[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1237129/ANNE-ATKINS-My-father-choirboy-Kings-College-Chapels-historic-Christmas-broadcast.html Anne Atkins : ''My father - the last choirboy from King's College Chapel's historic first Christmas broadcast'', Daily Mail 19 December 2009]</ref> |
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He sang in King’s College Choir as a [[chorister]]. He went to [[Marlborough College]] as a Foundation scholar, and then studied classics and history at [[Kings College, Cambridge]], where where he held simultaneously an academic exhibition and a choral scholarship. |
He sang in King’s College Choir as a [[chorister]]. He went to [[Marlborough College]] as a Foundation scholar, and then studied classics and history at [[Kings College, Cambridge]], where where he held simultaneously an academic exhibition and a choral scholarship. |
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He sang in the first broadcast Christmas Eve carol service from [[King's College Chapel, Cambridge|King’s College Chapel]] in 1928, and continues to sing in a church choir. |
He sang in the first broadcast Christmas Eve carol service from [[King's College Chapel, Cambridge|King’s College Chapel]] in 1928, and continues to sing in a church choir. |
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In 1940 he married Catherine Mary Lormer<ref name="Daily Mail" />, a mathematics teacher whose students included Sir [[Andrew Wiles]] who later proved [[Fermat’s Last Theorem]] and [[Sir Timothy Gowers]], [[Rouse Ball]] Professor at Cambridge. Their children are Johnny, who farms in Wales, [[Andrew Briggs|Andrew]], Professor of Nanomaterials at Oxford, Catherine, who teaches the visually impaired, and [[Anne Atkins]], writer and broadcaster.<ref name="Daily Mail" /> |
In 1940 he married Catherine Mary Lormer<ref name="Daily Mail" />, a mathematics teacher whose students included Sir [[Andrew Wiles]] who later proved [[Fermat’s Last Theorem]] and [[Sir Timothy Gowers]], [[Rouse Ball]] Professor at Cambridge. Their children are Johnny, who farms in Wales, [[Andrew Briggs|Andrew]], Professor of Nanomaterials at Oxford, Catherine, who teaches the visually impaired, and [[Anne Atkins]], writer and broadcaster.<ref name="Daily Mail" /> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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From 1946 he taught classics at [[Bryanston School]] Dorset. In 1959 he took up the appointment of Headmaster of [[King's College School|King’s College School]], Cambridge, a position he held until his retirement in 1978. While at Cambridge he became close friends of conductor, organist and composer [[Sir David Willcocks]]<ref name="Daily Mail" />, and Church historian Professor [[Owen Chadwick]]. |
From 1946 he taught classics at [[Bryanston School]] Dorset. In 1959 he took up the appointment of Headmaster of [[King's College School|King’s College School]], Cambridge, a position he held until his retirement in 1978. While at Cambridge he became close friends of conductor, organist and composer [[Sir David Willcocks]]<ref name="Daily Mail" />, and Church historian Professor [[Owen Chadwick]]. |
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== References == |
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John Davidson Briggs (born 1917) (known as David Briggs), is a former Headmaster of King’s College School, Cambridge.
Early life and education
He was born in Norwich, England, son of Canon George Wallace Briggs and Constance Barrow.[1] He sang in King’s College Choir as a chorister. He went to Marlborough College as a Foundation scholar, and then studied classics and history at Kings College, Cambridge, where where he held simultaneously an academic exhibition and a choral scholarship.
He sang in the first broadcast Christmas Eve carol service from King’s College Chapel in 1928, and continues to sing in a church choir.
In 1940 he married Catherine Mary Lormer[1], a mathematics teacher whose students included Sir Andrew Wiles who later proved Fermat’s Last Theorem and Sir Timothy Gowers, Rouse Ball Professor at Cambridge. Their children are Johnny, who farms in Wales, Andrew, Professor of Nanomaterials at Oxford, Catherine, who teaches the visually impaired, and Anne Atkins, writer and broadcaster.[1]
Career
From 1946 he taught classics at Bryanston School Dorset. In 1959 he took up the appointment of Headmaster of King’s College School, Cambridge, a position he held until his retirement in 1978. While at Cambridge he became close friends of conductor, organist and composer Sir David Willcocks[1], and Church historian Professor Owen Chadwick.
References
Category:1917 births
Category:Alumni of King's College, Cambridge