Brian Crowe

Sir Brian Crowe
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Austria
In office
1989–1992
Preceded byRobert O'Neill
Succeeded byTerence Wood
Personal details
Born5 January 1938
Died23 March 2020(2020-03-23) (aged 82)
NationalityBritish
RelativesEyre Crowe (grandfather)
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
OccupationDiplomat
Known forAmbassador to Austria, 1989–1992[1]

Sir Brian Lee Crowe KCMG (5 January 1938 – 23 March 2020) was a British diplomat, who was Ambassador to Austria from 1989 to 1992.[2][3]

He was born on 5 January 1938, the son of Eric Crowe, a diplomat, and Virginia Teusler.[2] His grandfather was Sir Eyre Crowe.[2] He was educated at Waterkloof House Preparatory School, Sherborne School and Magdalen College, Oxford.[2]

Crowe died on 23 March 2020 due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in England.[2][4]

  1. ^ Black, Ian; Norton-Taylor, Richard (22 July 2010). "Put away the croquet mallets, diplomats told, and start selling UK plc". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Sir Brian Crowe obituary". The Times. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. ^ Scarlett, Gwenda (15 October 2003). "British Diplomatic Oral History Programme; Interview Index and Biographical Details; Sir Brian Lee Crowe (Born 5 January 1938, died 23 March 2020)" (PDF). Churchill College, University of Cambridge. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ^ "In Memoriam" (PDF). Old Boy's Chronicle. Term 2. Pretoria, South Africa: Waterkloof House Preparatory School: 4. August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2020. Sir Brian Crowe, Class of 1947: Brian Crowe sadly passed away in March 2020. He had been ill for some time. He attended the UK Reunion in 2019 with his son Alex.