Ian Dixon Scott
Sir Ian Scott | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to Norway | |
| In office 1965–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Hancock |
| Succeeded by | Frank Brenchley |
| British Ambassador to Sudan | |
| In office 1961–1965 | |
| Preceded by | Roderick Parkes |
| Succeeded by | John Richmond |
| British Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo | |
| In office 1960–1961 | |
| Succeeded by | Derek Riches |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1909 Inverness |
| Died | 3 March 2002 (aged 92) Aldeburgh |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Sir Ian Dixon Scott KCMG KCVO CIE (6 March 1909 – 3 March 2002) was a British civil servant and a career diplomat who served as Deputy Private Secretary to the last two Viceroys of India. He was later appointed Ambassador to Congo, Sudan and Norway in the 1960s.[1][2][3][4]
Writings
[edit]- Notes on Chitral (1937) [5]
- Tumbled House: the Congo at independence (1969) [6]
- A British Tale of Indian and Foreign Service (1999) [7]
Personal life
[edit]He married, in 1937, Drusilla Lindsay, daughter of Lord Lindsay, the former Master of Balliol. They had a son and four daughters.[8]
Death
[edit]Sir Ian Dixon Scott, died at Aldeburgh on 3 March 2002.[9]
References
[edit]- SCOTT, Sir Ian Dixon, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
- ^ "Sir Ian Scott". The Telegraph. 11 March 2002.
- ^ Bookseller: The Organ of the Book Trade. J. Whitaker. 1966. p. 449.
- ^ Trade Directory of the Republic of the Sudan. Diplomatic Press and Publishing Company. 1964. p. 96.
- ^ Judd, Denis (24 March 2005). The Lion and the Tiger: The Rise and Fall of the British Raj, 1600-1947. OUP Oxford. p. 145. ISBN 9780192805799.
- ^ Scott, Ian Dixon (1937). Notes on Chitral. Manager, Government of India Press.
- ^ Scott, Sir Ian (1969). Tumbled house: the Congo at independence. Oxford U.P. ISBN 978-0-19-215637-2.
- ^ Scott, Sir Ian (4 September 1999). Judd, Denis (ed.). A British Tale of Indian and Foreign Service: The Memoirs of Sir Ian Scott. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 9781860643804.
- ^ Allen, R. T. (2000). Appraisal: A Journal of Constructive and Post-critical Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies. R. T. Allen. p. 3.
- ^ "Google Groups". Google Groups.
Categories:
- 1909 births
- 2002 deaths
- People educated at Inverness Royal Academy
- Alumni of Queen's Royal College, Trinidad
- Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
- Indian Civil Service (British India) officers
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Sudan
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Norway