John Cecil Masterman, Date of Birth, Date of Death

John Cecil Masterman

English academic and author

Date of Birth: 12-Jan-1891

Date of Death: 06-Jun-1977

Profession: historian, novelist, tennis player, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sir John Cecil Masterman OBE (12 January 1891 – 6 June 1977) was a noted academic, sportsman and author.
His highest-profile role was as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, but he was also well-known as chairman of the Twenty Committee, which during the Second World War ran the Double-Cross System, controlling double agents in Britain.