Frederick Ogilvie | |
|---|---|
_-_BBC.jpg) Ogilvie in 1939 | |
| 2nd Director-General of the BBC | |
| In office 19 July 1938 – 26 January 1942 | |
| Preceded by | John Reith |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Graves and Robert Foot |
| President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast | |
| In office 1935–1938 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Livingstone |
| Succeeded by | Sir David Lindsay Keir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Wolff Ogilvie 7 February 1893 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Died | 10 June 1949 (aged 56) Oxford, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Mary Helen Macaulay (m. 1922) |
| Children | 3, including Robert |
| Education | Packwood Haugh School Clifton College |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Sir Frederick Wolff Ogilvie FRSE (7 February 1893 – 10 June 1949) was a British broadcasting executive and university administrator, who was Director-General of the BBC from 19 July 1938 to 26 January 1942, and was succeeded by joint Directors-General Cecil Graves and Robert Foot. He also served as Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast from 1934 to 1938. He was knighted by King George VI on 10 June 1942.