John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading

Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1906

Place of Birth: Halifax, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Jan-1985

Profession: writer, author

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden, CBE (26 June 1906, Swindon, Wiltshire – 18 January 1985, Guildford, Surrey) was a British educationalist probably best remembered for chairing the Wolfenden Committee whose report, recommending the decriminalisation of homosexuality, was published in 1957.
He was headmaster of Uppingham and Shrewsbury.