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Frederick Levi Attenborough (4 April 1887 – 20 March 1973) was an English academic and principal of University College, Leicester. Biography [ edit ] He was the son of Mary (née Saxton) and Frederick August Attenborough of Stapleford , Nottinghamshire . [1]
Sir David Frederick Attenborough (/ ˈ æ t ən b ə r ə /; born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster, biologist, natural historian, and writer. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Studios Natural History Unit , the nine nature documentary series forming the Life collection , a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth.
Jul 13, 2006 · In 1932 Frederick Attenborough was appointed as the second Principal of University College, Leicester. In support of his application to become Principal, F.F. Potter, Director of Education for Cheshire, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch and Professor H. Munro Chadwick, wrote:
At the heart of campus is College House, where the family lived from 1932, after Frederick Attenborough was appointed as the second Principal of University College, Leicester (later to become the University of Leicester). When they first came to Leicester, Richard Attenborough was eight, David was five and youngest brother John had just turned ...
Jul 24, 2023 · Frederick Attenborough, somewhat lost without her, survived until 1973. Neither Principal could have fulfilled their own roles without the unpaid careers of their wives running in parallel. Leicester’s first Principals’ wives were crucial to the institution and its community, working tirelessly within it and as public ambassadors for it.
Aug 31, 2023 · David Frederick Attenborough, better known as David Attenborough, was born on May 8th, 1926, in Isleworth, Middlesex, a mere 17 days after the late Queen Elizabeth II. His upbringing in Isleworth wasn't exactly ordinary. Attenborough's family was deeply immersed in academia; his father served as the Principal of University College, Leicester.
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To this day, the families remain in contact. As a result of a car accident in 1961, Mary passed away aged 65. Mary Attenborough was the wife of Frederick Attenborough, Principal of University College Leicester between 1932– 1951 and mother to their three sons: Richard, David and John.
