John Tyson

April 7, 1928 (age 85)

Tyson"s father was deputy headmaster at Street Paul"s School in London, where he was brought up. He commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1947 and served in Malaya during the Emergency, attached to the Seaforth Highlanders. He proved to be an aggressive and very successful platoon commander and was awarded the Military Cross in 1949. After military service, Tyson read Geography at Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1952, he led the first Oxford University Scientific Expedition to the Himalayas - the start of a lifetime"s attachment to that region. Between 1978 and 1982, Tyson served as the Headmaster of Reed"s School.

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school teacher Headmaster of Reed

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He attended Rugby School, and was later a geography teacher there for 17 years, followed by National Service.

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Tyson"s father was deputy headmaster at Street Paul"s School in London, where he was brought up. He commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1947 and served in Malaya during the Emergency, attached to the Seaforth Highlanders. He proved to be an aggressive and very successful platoon commander and was awarded the Military Cross in 1949.

After military service, Tyson read Geography at Magdalen College, Oxford.

In 1952, he led the first Oxford University Scientific Expedition to the Himalayas - the start of a lifetime"s attachment to that region. Between 1978 and 1982, Tyson served as the Headmaster of Reed"s School.

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In 1963 the Royal Geographical Society recognised Tyson’s work in the with the Ness Award.

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Military Cross Military Cross; Ness Award