Frederick Ogilvie
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Sir Frederick Wolff Ogilvie FRSE (7 February 1893 – 10 June 1949) was a British broadcasting executive and university administrator, who was Director-General of the BBC from 19 July 1938 to 26 January 1942, and was succeeded by joint Directors-General Cecil Graves and Robert Foot. He also served as Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast from 1934 to 1938. He was knighted by King George VI on 10 June 1942.
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Frederick Ogilvie | |
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2nd Director-General of the BBC | |
In office 19 July 1938 – 26 January 1942 | |
Preceded by | John Reith |
Succeeded by | Cecil Graves and Robert Foot |
President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast | |
In office 1935–1938 | |
Preceded by | Sir Richard Livingstone |
Succeeded by | Sir David Lindsay Keir |
Personal details | |
Born | Frederick Wolff Ogilvie (1893-02-07)7 February 1893 Valparaíso, Chile |
Died | 10 June 1949(1949-06-10) (aged 56) Oxford, England |
Nationality | British |
Spouse |
Mary Helen Macaulay (m. 1922) |
Children | 3, including Robert |
Education | Packwood Haugh School Clifton College |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
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