| Birth date | 17 April 1934 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | United Kingdom |
| Death date | 17 April 1934 10 November 2013 |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
| Awards | Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| Office | British Ambassador to Luxembourg |
| Term start | 1982 |
| Term end | 1985 |
| Office 2 | British Ambassador to Argentina |
| Term start 2 | 1990 |
| Term end 2 | 1993 |
| Office 3 | Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs |
| Term start 3 | 1993 |
| Term end 3 | 1999 |
Sir Humphrey John Hamilton Maud (17 April 1934 – 10 November 2013) was a British diplomat.[1]
Life
Humphrey Maud was the son of the civil servant and diplomat John Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud and his wife, the pianist Jean Hamilton.[1] He attended Eton College, where he was a favourite of Benjamin Britten - Britten dedicated The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra to Humphrey and his siblings - though Humphrey's father eventually intervened to stop him spending so much time with Britten during the holidays.[2]
Maud studied classics and history at King's College, Cambridge. After a year teaching classics at the University of Minnesota, he entered the Foreign Service in 1959.[1]
Maud was the British Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1982 to 1985, and the British Ambassador to Argentina from 1990 to 1993.[3] In 1993 he became Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General with responsibility for economic and social affairs,[1] holding the post until he retired in 1999.
References
- ^ "MAUD, Hon. Sir Humphrey (John Hamilton)". Who's Who 2012. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ John Bridcut, Britten's Children, Faber and Faber, 2006. ISBN 0-571-22839-9
- ^ "British Ambassadors and High Commissioners 1880-2010". Colin Mackie, Gulabin.com. Retrieved 2 October 2012.