John William Rolfe Kempe

Background

Kempe, John William Rolfe was born on October 29, 1917 in Nairobi, Kenya. Son of William Alfred and Kunigunda (Neville Rolfe) Kempe.

Education

Bachelor, Cambridge University, 1938. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, 1942.

Career

Assistant principal, Board of Trade, London, 1946-1947; researcher, John Brown Overseas, London, 1947-1948; principal, Hyderabad Public School, Deccan, India, 1951-1955; headmaster, Corby Grammar School, Corby, United Kingdom, 1955-1967; head mathematics department, Gordonston School, Scotland, 1948-1951; headmaster, Gordonstoun School, Scotland, 1968-1978. Member Mount Everest Foundation Committee, London, 1956-1962, Committee Brathay Exploration Group, Lake District, 1964-1973. Vice president The European Atlantic Team, London, since 1991.

Governor Stamford School, 1979-1989.

Membership

Trustee Kurt Hahn Trust, Cambridge, 1986-1988, various education trusts, 1980-1994. Pilot Royal Air Force, 1939-1945, wing commander, 1944. Member Royal Geographical Society, Alpine Club. M C.

Connections

Married Barbara Nan Stephen Huxtable, December 21, 1957. Children: Nicholas, Clive, Penelope.

Father:

William Alfred Kempe

Mother:

Kunigunda (Neville Rolfe) Kempe

Spouse:

Barbara Nan Stephen Huxtable

child:

Nicholas Kempe

child:

Clive Kempe

child:

Penelope Kempe