Robin Brook

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Sir Robin Brook
Personal information
Born(1908-06-19)19 June 1908
Southwark, London, England
Died25 October 1998(1998-10-25) (aged 90)
Westminster, London, England
Sport
SportFencing

Sir Ralph Ellis "Robin" Brook CMG OBE (19 June 1908 – 25 October 1998)[1] was a British merchant banker and a director of the Bank of England. He was knighted in the 1974 New Year Honours.[2] His wife Helen Brook was founder of the Brook Advisory Centres.[1]

As a fencer, he competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.[3]

The son of a surgeon, Brook was educated, through scholarships, at Eton College and subsequently at King's College, Cambridge, where he studied under Maynard Keynes, earning a double first in Economics.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Vines, Colin (19 November 1998). "Sir Robin Brook obituary". The Independent. London. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  2. ^ "No. 46162". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1973. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Robin Brook Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
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