Alan Urwick
Sir Alan Bedford Urwick British High Commissioner to Canada | |
|---|---|
| In office 1987–1989 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Derek Day |
| Succeeded by | Brian Fall |
| British Ambassador to Egypt | |
| In office 1985–1987 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Weir |
| Succeeded by | Sir James Adams |
| British Ambassador to Jordan | |
| In office 1979–1984 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | John Moberly |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Coles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 May 1930 London, United Kingdom |
| Died | 8 December 2016 (aged 85–86) Slaugham, West Sussex |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford University |
Sir Alan Bedford Urwick
Early life
Alan Bedford Urwick was born on 2 May 1930, in
Lyndall F. Urwick was one of the British pioneers of scientific management prior to the Second World War. In 1934, he set up his own management consultancy practice, Urwick, Orr & Partners.[4]
Alan Urwick was educated at Dragon School in Oxford, and then at Rugby School in Warwickshire.[5]
Alan Urwick graduated from New College, Oxford, obtaining a first in Modern History in 1952.[2]
Career
MI6
Foreign Office
Urwick joined the British diplomatic service in 1952 and undertook tours of duty in
]Serjeant-at-Arms
He then served as
Retirement and death
In retirement, Urwick served as the Chairman of the Anglo-Jordanian Society from 1997 to 2001.[1] He arranged for a memorial service to be held at St. Paul's Cathedral following the death of King Hussein of Jordan in 1999.[2]
Urwick died on 8 December 2016, at the age of 86, at his home in Slaugham, West Sussex.[9]
A memorial service was held at
Personal life
Urwick married Marta Montagne, the daughter of the Peruvian ambassador to Lebanon, in 1960 in Beirut.[3] They had three sons together, Christopher, Richard, and Michael.[3] Urwick spoke fluent French, German, Russian, Spanish, Italian, and Arabic.[3] Urwick was a member of the Garrick Club and an honorary member of the Worshipful Company of Management Consultants.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Urwick, Sir Alan (Bedford)". Who's Who. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sir Alan Urwick, diplomat and reforming Serjeant at Arms – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary: Sir Alan Urwick". The Times. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b "The Urwick Prize". Worshipful Company of Management Consultants. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Sir Alan Bedford Urwick". Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Sir Alan Urwick". Vol 263 cc1672-4. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 19 July 1995. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ^ "Previous Ambassadors". UK in Egypt: The official website for the British Embassy in Egypt. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ "Previous High Commissioners". UK in Canada: The official website for the British High Commission in Canada. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ^ "URWICK - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". The Daily Telegraph Announcements. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Court Circular | The Royal Family". The Royal Household. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
Further reading
- "Sir Alan Bedford Urwick". Burke's Peerage and Gentry. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
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