Robin Parfitt
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Robin Parfitt was an educator and headmaster of Danes Hill School
.
Born in 1946 in Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd
, he was educated at Loughborough Grammar School
and studied history and music at University College, Cardiff, before gaining an MA in theology, and then attended Brasenose College
, Oxford to work towards a D.Phil. However, he never gained his doctorate, instead going into teaching. His elder brother Tudor Parfitt
is Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at the University College London
.
He first taught at Carmel College then went on to Colet Court, the prep school to St Paul's School, London.
He was appointed headmaster at Ardenhurst School in Henley-in-Arden
, before moving onto the Chigwell School
's Prep school and finally in 1989 to Danes Hill School
.
Parfitt died of cancer
in 2006.
Danes Hill School
Danes Hill School is an independent preparatory school in Oxshott, Surrey, England. It is the largest coeducational preparatory school in England...
.
Born in 1946 in Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd
Pontypridd
Pontypridd is both a community and a principal town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and is situated 12 miles/19 km north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff...
, he was educated at Loughborough Grammar School
Loughborough Grammar School
Loughborough Grammar School founded in 1495 by Thomas Burton, is an independent school for boys in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It is a day school for over 1100 pupils and a boarding school for nearly 100. It is one of three schools known as the Loughborough Endowed Schools, along with...
and studied history and music at University College, Cardiff, before gaining an MA in theology, and then attended Brasenose College
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
, Oxford to work towards a D.Phil. However, he never gained his doctorate, instead going into teaching. His elder brother Tudor Parfitt
Tudor Parfitt
Tudor Parfitt is a Welsh Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies , where he was the founding director of the Centre for Jewish Studies, historian, writer, traveller, broadcaster and adventurer...
is Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at the University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
.
He first taught at Carmel College then went on to Colet Court, the prep school to St Paul's School, London.
He was appointed headmaster at Ardenhurst School in Henley-in-Arden
Henley-in-Arden
Henley-in-Arden is a small town in Warwickshire, England. The name is a reference to the former Forest of Arden. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 2,011....
, before moving onto the Chigwell School
Chigwell School
Chigwell School is an English co-educational independent school/public school in Chigwell, in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It was founded in 1629 by Samuel Harsnett, a former Archbishop of York . There are around 730 pupils aged between 7 and 18 years...
's Prep school and finally in 1989 to Danes Hill School
Danes Hill School
Danes Hill School is an independent preparatory school in Oxshott, Surrey, England. It is the largest coeducational preparatory school in England...
.
Parfitt died of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
in 2006.