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Reginald Arthur Close was born on February 3, 1909 in London, United Kingdom. Son of Harry Maynard Close and Edith Annie Tidman.
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In Reginald's early career, he taught English in Hong Kong, beginning in 1933. He joined the British Council in 1938, beginning a thirty-year association. His posts included lecturing at the Institute of English Studies in Athens, Greece, being headmaster of a school in Concepcion, Chile, working as a representative in Prague, Czechoslovakia, opening a British Council office in Tokyo, Japan, and establishing a committee in London, England, to assist overseas students. During his career he wrote for the London Times and penned books such as The English We Use, English as a Foreign Language, The New English Grammar: More Lessons in English as a Foreign Language, A Reference Grammar for Students of English, An English Grammar for Greek Students, and A Teachers ’ Grammar.
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1933