Jeremy Catto

A Portrait of the Quintessential Oxford Don

David Vaiani, Sir Alan Duncan (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2024
Unicorn Publishing Group (Verlag)
978-1-916846-41-8 (ISBN)

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If Hollywood wanted to make a film about Oxford University, the casting team would have to find someone to play Jeremy Catto. Born in 1939, this composite of Goodbye Mr Chips, Porterhouse Blue, and C.P. Snow was the quintessential Oxford don. A gifted teacher, noted scholar, and devoted college man, he enjoyed the most extraordinary network and seemed to know everyone: he was friends with Bryan Ferry, became Harold Macmillan’s drinking companion, taught Princess Margaret her family’s history, had a part to play in General Pinochet’s extradition trial and was even rumoured to be a spy. But he was no mere caricature. Over four decades, he shaped the minds and characters of generations of men and women who went on to prominent roles at Westminster, in the City, in the Church, and in the world of academia. In 2018, his memorial service was attended by over 500 people and his death marked the end of an era in British social, political and academic life.

David Vaiani was born in Vienna and educated at Oxford. He spent ten years in the corporate world in London before becoming a teacher. Today, he teaches History at Cranleigh School, where he is also Second in Department. His next book will be published in the autumn of 2026, and he is currently working on his third. He is married with one daughter, lives in the Surrey Hills, but tries to spend as much time as possible in Italy.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.10.2024
Zusatzinfo	15 Illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	650 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
ISBN-10	1-916846-41-6 / 1916846416
ISBN-13	978-1-916846-41-8 / 9781916846418
Zustand	Neuware