D. C. Riddy | |
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Born | |
Died | 20 November 1979 | (aged 72)
Resting place | Bedford, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | Bedford Modern School |
Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Linguist, educationalist |
Spouse | Constance White (m.1933) |
Donald Charles Riddy CBE (10 September 1907 – 20 November 1979) was a British linguist and educationalist. [1] After the Second World War, he was the British Controller-General of the Education Branch, Control Commission for German - British Element, tasked with assisting the de-nazification of Germany through a process of re-education. [2] [3] [4] [5] He was later co-ordinator of the Council of Europe Modern Languages Programme [6] and, for most of his career, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Modern Languages in Schools. [7] [8] He was described as a man of ‘wide administrative experience and enormous energy, for whom material difficulties were a challenge which he met with enthusiasm’. [9]
Riddy was born in Bedford on 10 September 1907, the son of Arthur John Riddy, a baker and corn dealer, and his wife Alice Jane Riddy. [10] He was educated at Bedford Modern School, [7] [11] where he was a member of the cricket team, [12] and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he played rugby in the First XV. [13]
Riddy was an assistant master at Felsted School between 1930 and 1940. [14] In 1934, he was responsible for rugby and carried out a revision of the Forties; Second Forty became the Cromwell Club.[ citation needed] He left Felsted School to become an inspector of schools.
Riddy was the British Controller-General of the Education Branch, Control Commission for German - British Element, after the Second World War. [3] [4] One of his tasks was to counter twelve years of Nazi indoctrination through a process of re-education. [2] [15] The aim was to eliminate Nazi and militaristic tendencies and to encourage the development of democratic ideas. [16] Notwithstanding the stringency of the aim, Riddy's method and approach was to stress the importance of showing the German people the "benevolent attitude of the occupying power and encouraging a belief in Germany's future". [17]
After his role in Germany, Riddy was made overall co-ordinator of the Council of Europe Modern Languages Programme [6] [18] and, for most of his career, was Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Modern Languages in Schools. [7] He was Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Essex between 1969 and 1970. [19]
Riddy was made CBE in 1946. [3]
In 1933, Riddy married Constance White in Bedford. [10] He died in Bedford on 20 November 1979 and was survived by his wife, children and grandchildren. [20] He was described as a man of "wide administrative experience and enormous energy, for whom material difficulties were a challenge which he met with enthusiasm". [9]
D. C. Riddy | |
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Born | |
Died | 20 November 1979 | (aged 72)
Resting place | Bedford, England |
Nationality | British |
Education | Bedford Modern School |
Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Linguist, educationalist |
Spouse | Constance White (m.1933) |
Donald Charles Riddy CBE (10 September 1907 – 20 November 1979) was a British linguist and educationalist. [1] After the Second World War, he was the British Controller-General of the Education Branch, Control Commission for German - British Element, tasked with assisting the de-nazification of Germany through a process of re-education. [2] [3] [4] [5] He was later co-ordinator of the Council of Europe Modern Languages Programme [6] and, for most of his career, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Modern Languages in Schools. [7] [8] He was described as a man of ‘wide administrative experience and enormous energy, for whom material difficulties were a challenge which he met with enthusiasm’. [9]
Riddy was born in Bedford on 10 September 1907, the son of Arthur John Riddy, a baker and corn dealer, and his wife Alice Jane Riddy. [10] He was educated at Bedford Modern School, [7] [11] where he was a member of the cricket team, [12] and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he played rugby in the First XV. [13]
Riddy was an assistant master at Felsted School between 1930 and 1940. [14] In 1934, he was responsible for rugby and carried out a revision of the Forties; Second Forty became the Cromwell Club.[ citation needed] He left Felsted School to become an inspector of schools.
Riddy was the British Controller-General of the Education Branch, Control Commission for German - British Element, after the Second World War. [3] [4] One of his tasks was to counter twelve years of Nazi indoctrination through a process of re-education. [2] [15] The aim was to eliminate Nazi and militaristic tendencies and to encourage the development of democratic ideas. [16] Notwithstanding the stringency of the aim, Riddy's method and approach was to stress the importance of showing the German people the "benevolent attitude of the occupying power and encouraging a belief in Germany's future". [17]
After his role in Germany, Riddy was made overall co-ordinator of the Council of Europe Modern Languages Programme [6] [18] and, for most of his career, was Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Modern Languages in Schools. [7] He was Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Essex between 1969 and 1970. [19]
Riddy was made CBE in 1946. [3]
In 1933, Riddy married Constance White in Bedford. [10] He died in Bedford on 20 November 1979 and was survived by his wife, children and grandchildren. [20] He was described as a man of "wide administrative experience and enormous energy, for whom material difficulties were a challenge which he met with enthusiasm". [9]