Person Open DS/UK/12102 Wolfenden; Sir; John (26 June 1906-18 January 1985); CBE; British educationalist Wolfenden John Sir 26 June 1906-18 January 1985 British educationalist Male Baron Wolfenden; John Frederick Wolfenden Swindon, Wiltshire, England (born)

British Education Father of Jeremy Wolfenden (foreign correspondent and a spy) Heterosexual John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden, CBE was a British educationalist probably best remembered for chairing the Wolfenden Committee whose report, recommending the decriminalisation of homosexuality, was published in 1957. He was headmaster of Uppingham and Shrewsbury private schools. In 1950 he became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading and found time to write two books, Family Affair and The Steele Age, both part of the series of 'Take Home Books'. In 1957, Wolfenden chaired an independent committee initiated by the Central Council of Physical Recreation which investigated the role of various statutory and voluntary groups in sport in the United Kingdom. The committee published its report in 1960, and fifty years later it was still an influential work in its field. Wolfenden was director of the British Museum from 1969 to 1973. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wolfenden,_Baron_Wolfenden (2021) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 2/4/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 21209a95-1a88-4da2-92a3-e7752e3778f6