| 词条 | Harold Atcherley |
| 释义 |
| name = Sir Harold Atcherley | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1918|08|30}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2017|01|29|1918|08|30}} | death_place = | nationality = British | other_names = | occupation = Businessman, public figure, arts administrator | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }} Sir Harold Winter Atcherley (30 August 1918 – 29 January 2017) was a businessman, public figure and arts administrator in the United Kingdom. Early lifeThe son of L. W. Atcherley and his wife Maude Lester Nash, Atcherley was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Geneva University, and Heidelberg University.[1] CareerAtcherley joined Royal Dutch Shell in 1937. From 1939, he served through the Second World War in the Queen's Westminster Rifles (1939–1940) and the Intelligence Corps, 1940, then in the 18th Infantry Division in Singapore. After the fall of Singapore in 1942 he became a prisoner of war of the Japanese and worked on the Burma Railway until the war ended in 1945, then in 1946 he returned to Royal Dutch Shell. With that company he served in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Argentina, and Brazil until 1959 and was the RDS Group's Personnel co-ordinator from 1964 until 1970.[1][2] He was Recruitment Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, 1970–1971, and Chairman of Tyzack & Partners, 1979–1985. He was also a director of British Home Stores, 1973–1987. In retirement, as of 2008 he lived in London.[3] Atcherley died on 29 January 2017, aged 98. Appointments
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FamilyAtcherley married first, in 1946, Anita Helen Leslie. They had one son and two daughters and divorced in 1990. He married secondly, in 1990, Elke Jessett, the daughter of Carl Langbehn (she died in 2004). He married thirdly, in 2005, Sarah Mordant.[1] Publications
His birthday, however, has continued to be reported in The Times.[7] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ATCHERLEY, Sir Harold Winter{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} in Who Was Who online at xreferplus.com (accessed 9 November 2007) 2. ^1 The Week That Shook The World: Letter: A lesson for the US in The Independent dated 15 September 2001, online 3. ^SIR HAROLD WINTER ATCHERLEY at burkes-peerage.net (accessed 8 June 2008) 4. ^Euro paean in The Independent dated 9 November 1998 5. ^Can the American vision of democracy help to find a lasting peace in the Middle East? from timesonline.co.uk 6. ^Reports of my death... in The Independent dated 6 September 2001 7. ^Court and Social page in The Times online for 30 August 2006
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