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          John Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden

          British educationalist (1906–1985)

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

          Wolfenden report summary

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        3. Wolfenden committee report 1957 pdf
        4. Wolfenden Report, a study containing recommendations for laws governing sexual behaviour, published in by the Committee on Homosexual Offences and.

          5. He was headmaster of Uppingham and Shrewsburypublic schools.[1]

          Early life

          Wolfenden was born on 26 June 1906 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.[2] He was the son of George Wolfenden and Emily Hannah Gaukroger, both born in Halifax, Yorkshire.

          George Wolfenden became an official of the West Riding Local Education Authority based in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, where John attended Queen Elizabeth Grammar School. He won a scholarship to Oxford.

          Professional life

          Having studied in Oxford, Wolfenden became a don at Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1929.

          John Wolfenden was the headmaster of Uppingham School (1934–1944) and Shrew