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Catford is a district in south east London, England, and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Lewisham. It is southwest of Lewisham itself, mostly in the Rushey Green and Catford South wards. The population of Catford, including Bellingham, was 44,905 in 2011. Catford covers most of SE6 postcode district.
Catford was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. After his secondary and university studies, he studied phonetics. He taught English abroad (in Greece, in Palestine and in Egypt), including during World War II. He met his wife, Lotte, while he was living in Jerusalem. Lotte was from Vienna and spoke German.
It was in Jerusalem, in 1942, that he met his future wife Lotte. He returned to the UK in 1946, where he resumed his studies at the University of London's School of Slavonic and East European Studies and School of Oriental and African Studies.
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Sir Robin attended Hampton Grammar School before reading Agriculture at St Andrews University and St John's College, Cambridge.
After Cambridge, Sir Robin joined the Sudan Civil Service for nine years. On his return to Britain, he entered industry and worked for Fisons. In 1966, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheriesas Principal Secretary, eventually becoming under-secretary in 1979. In 1982, Sir Robin was appointed Prime Minister's Appointments Secretary, succ...
He married Daphne Georgina Darby in 1948. She died in 2005.Sir Robin and Lady Catford together had three sons and a daughter. His recreations were listed in Who's Whoas "Sailing, theatre, travel, arts, avoiding gardening". He was a devout Anglican and a member of the Diocesan Synodof Chichester.
Catford is a district in south east London, England, and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Lewisham. It is southwest of Lewisham itself, mostly in the Rushey Green and Catford South wards. The population of Catford, including Bellingham, was 44,905 in 2011. Quick Facts Population, OS grid reference ...
Catford is a district in South-East London. Its three "wards" (Bellingham, Catford South, and Rushey Green) are in the London Borough of Lewisham. Catford covers most of SE6 postal district. The area is one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
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J.C. Catford is widely regarded as the leading practical phonetician of our time, and is currently (1988) Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Michigan.
