General Sir John Cecil F.
Masterman
Male
England
1891-01-12
Kingston-upon-Thames, London, England
1977-06-06
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England


About

Masterman was educated at the Royal Naval Colleges of Osborne and Dartmouth, at Worcester College, Oxford, where he read modern history. He studied at the University of Freiburg where he also was an exchange lecturer in 1914, at the outbreak of World War I. As a result, he was interned as an enemy alien for four years in a detention camp in Ruhleben. During his internment, Masterman took the opportunity to further polish his German.

After his return from captivity, Masterman became tutor of Modern History in Christ Church, Oxford, where he was also censor (1920?26). In the 1920s he became a noted player of cricket, tennis and hockey, participating in international competitions, and in 1931 he toured Canada with the Marylebone Cricket Club; he was acknowledged as a master gamesman in Stephen Potter's book Gamesmanship.

After World War II he returned to Oxford, becoming Provost of Worcester College (1946?61) and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University during 1957 and 1958. Masterman was knighted for his services in 1959.



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Archive statistics 1913 - 1932
3
26
14


Tournament wins 1920 - Warwickshire Championships (Amateur)
1919 - Mid-Kent Championships (Amateur)
1919 - Warwickshire Championships (Amateur)


Tournaments Minehead - 1932 Swiss International Championships - 1931 Wimbledon - 1930 Wimbledon - 1924 Wimbledon - 1923 Wimbledon - 1922 Wimbledon - 1921 Wimbledon - 1920 Mid-Kent Championships - 1920 Warwickshire Championships - 1920 Leamington - 1920 Wimbledon - 1919 Mid-Kent Championships - 1919 Warwickshire Championships - 1919 South of England Championships - 1913

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