David Briggs (headmaster)

David Briggs at 100

John Davidson "David" Briggs (7 November 1917[1][2] – 16 March 2020) was an English educator. He was born in Norwich, England. Briggs was the Headmaster of King's College School, Cambridge from 1959 until his retirement in 1977.[3] From 1946 he taught classics at Bryanston School in Dorset.

Briggs died at age 102 on 16 March 2020.[4]

References

  1. Atkins, Anne (26 March 2020). I wanted to say goodbye to daddy properly – even in these coronavirus times. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/life/wanted-say-goodbye-dad-properly-even-coronavirus-times/. 
  2. "John Davidson Briggs (David) | Services".
  3. Atkins, Anne. "Carolling: a tradition that binds the generations". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. "Broadcaster Anne Atkins reveals father's death in 'moving' Thought for the Day". inews.co.uk. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.