Robin Brook
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 June 1908 Southwark, London, England |
| Died | 25 October 1998 (aged 90) Westminster, London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
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. His wife Helen Brook was founder of the Brook Advisory Centres.[1]
As a fencer, he competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1936, he won the sabre title at the British Fencing Championships.[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]
Honours
[edit]Brook was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 2 August 1945,[4] and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1954 New Year Honours.[5]
He was knighted in the 1974 New Year Honours for services to export, in his role as President of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Vines, Colin (19 November 1998). "Sir Robin Brook obituary". The Independent. London. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Robin Brook Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ "British Champions" (PDF). British Fencing. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Supplement to The London Gazette, 31 July 1945" (PDF). The London Gazette. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ UK list: "No. 40053". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1953. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 46162". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 1973. p. 1.
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