Background
Mills, John Gascoigne was born on January 7, 1925 in Bath, England. Son of Albert Edward and Edith May (Burdge) Mills.
Mills, John Gascoigne was born on January 7, 1925 in Bath, England. Son of Albert Edward and Edith May (Burdge) Mills.
Bachelor, Queen's College, Oxford, England, 1949. Master of Arts, Queen's College, Oxford, England, 1950. Diploma in Education, Queen's College, Oxford, England, 1950.
With Malayan Civil Service Johore State, Malaysia, 1950—1952. Teacher Hale School, Perth, Australia, 1952—1953. English news reader Japan Broadcasting Company, Tokyo, 1953—1957.
Lecturer, various University, 1953—1958. Executive associate International House of Japan, 1957—1958. Lecturer Tehran University, Iran, 1958—1962.
Education officer British Council, Iran, India, 1958—1967, director, scholarships department London, 1971—1974. Representative Ethiopia, 1967—1971, Jordan, 1975—1979, Austria, 1979—1984. Lecturer, Japanese East Hampshire Further Education Institute, Alton, England, since 1984, Southampton University, England.
With Royal Navy, 1943-1946.
Member of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Asiatic Society Japan, Naval Club (London).
Married Andree Michele Pottier, December 28, 1950. 1 child Anne Dominique Gascoigne.