Harry Rée
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Harry Alfred Rée
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| Born | 15 October 1914 |
| Died | 17 May 1991 (aged 76) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Special Operations Executive Intelligence Corps |
| Commands held | Stockbroker |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Order of the British Empire |
| Other work | Teacher and Educationist |
Harry Alfred Rée, DSO, OBE (15 October 1914 – 17 May 1991) was a British educationist and wartime member of the Special Operations Executive.
Harry Rée was born in England, the son of Dr. Alfred Rée, a chemist who was from a Danish Jewish family, and Lavinia Elisabeth Dimmick, the American-born great granddaughter of chemist and industrialist Eleuthère Irénée du Pont.[1][2] He was educated at Shrewsbury School, Cambridge University, and the Institute of Education, University of London. In 1937 he became a language master at Bradford Grammar School, and later at Beckenham and Penge County School for Boys. In 1940 he married Hetty, daughter of Eardley Vine, of Beaconsfield.[3] They had three children, Janet, Brian and the philosopher Jonathan.
In 1951, Rée became headmaster of Watford Grammar School for Boys. He appeared occasionally on the BBC Television "Brains Trust" programme. In 1962 he became the first professor of education at the University of York.[4]
Rée wrote a biography of the educator and inventor of Village Colleges, Henry Morris : Educator Extraordinary: The Life and Achievements of Henry Morris (Longman, 1973) and produced a compilation of Morris' talks and articles, The Henry Morris Collection (Cambridge University Press, 1984).[5] He died in 1991.
References
- ↑ "Hartvig Philip Rée og hans slægt", Josef Fischer, Copenhagen, 1912
- ↑ http://www.flojborg.dk/slaegt/3846.htm
- ↑ "Forthcoming marriages", The Times, 18 April 1940
- ↑ The University of York – 1960s
- ↑ Henry Morris – infed.org
Further reading
- The Secret History of SOE, pages 582–583 & 600, William MacKenzie
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- English people of Danish descent
- English people of Jewish descent
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