Frederick Ogilvie
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Sir Frederick Wolff Ogilvie (7 February 1893 – 10 June 1949) was Director-General
of the BBC from 19 July 1938 (aged 45) to 26 January 1942, and was succeeded by joint Directors-General Cecil Graves
and Robert W. Foot
. He was knighted on 10 June 1942.
and lecturer in economics. In 1926 he was Chair to the Management School of Economics at Edinburgh University. He was one of the first economists to see the significance of tourism. In Economic Study (1933) he showed how more expenditure on tourism could bring about faster growth in that area. He became Professor of Political Economy and Vice-Chancellor of the Queen's University of Belfast
in 1934. He became BBC's second director-general from 1938 to 1942. He made little impact at the BBC, although an exception was recruiting Lindley M. Fraser
to head the BBC's German service. Ogilvie was happier and made a much greater mark as principal of Jesus College, Oxford
from 1944 until his death in 1949. He died in 1949 at Oxford, England.
He had lost his left arm serving in the First World War.
Director-General of the BBC
The Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation is chief executive and editor-in-chief of the BBC.The position was formerly appointed by the Board of Governors of the BBC and is now appointed by the BBC Trust....
of the BBC from 19 July 1938 (aged 45) to 26 January 1942, and was succeeded by joint Directors-General Cecil Graves
Cecil Graves
Captain Sir Cecil George Graves KCMG MC was joint Director-General of the BBC with Robert W. Foot from 26 January 1942 to 6 September 1943.-Early life:The son of Charles L...
and Robert W. Foot
Robert W. Foot
Robert William Foot OBE was Director-General of the BBC, first jointly with Cecil Graves from 26 January 1942 to 6 September 1943 and then solely until he resigned on 31 March 1944. After being succeeded by William Haley, he became Chairman of the Mining Association....
. He was knighted on 10 June 1942.
Life and career
Ogilvie was a fellow of Trinity College, OxfordTrinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
and lecturer in economics. In 1926 he was Chair to the Management School of Economics at Edinburgh University. He was one of the first economists to see the significance of tourism. In Economic Study (1933) he showed how more expenditure on tourism could bring about faster growth in that area. He became Professor of Political Economy and Vice-Chancellor of the Queen's University of Belfast
Queen's University of Belfast
Queen's University Belfast is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The university's official title, per its charter, is the Queen's University of Belfast. It is often referred to simply as Queen's, or by the abbreviation QUB...
in 1934. He became BBC's second director-general from 1938 to 1942. He made little impact at the BBC, although an exception was recruiting Lindley M. Fraser
Lindley M. Fraser
Lindley Macnaghten Fraser was a Scottish academic, author, broadcaster and economist.After an academic career, during which he successfully switched from classics to economics, holding university posts in America, England and Scotland, Fraser was recruited by the BBC to join, and later head, its...
to head the BBC's German service. Ogilvie was happier and made a much greater mark as principal of Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
from 1944 until his death in 1949. He died in 1949 at Oxford, England.
He had lost his left arm serving in the First World War.