Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Cleary, Frederick Ernest (1905-1984), politician, benefactor and Honorary Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Parallel form(s) of name
- Frederick Ernest Cleary, CBE, Officier de la Légion d’Honneur
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
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Description area
Dates of existence
1905-1984
History
Benefactor of the College, and particularly of the Pepys Library. A Londoner who was Chairman of the Trees, Gardens and City Open Spaces Committee of the City of London, Common Councillor of the Corporation of London; Chairman of Haslemere Estates, 1943-1983. His interests were the built environment, gardens, and Samuel Pepys. Honorary Fellow, 1973.
Further reading:
Article: 'F. E. Cleary by C. F. Kolbert, R. C. Latham & D. J. H. Murphy, College Magazine, No. 23, 1978-79, pp. 38-40
Obituary by C. F. Kolbert, College Magazine, vol. 28 (1983-84) pp. 5-8