Herbert Schofield CBE, PhD | |
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 Dr Herbert Schofield by Sir Oswald Birley, 1950 © the artist's estate. Photo credit: Loughborough University | |
| Born | Herbert Schofield 8 December 1882 Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 18 September 1963 (aged 80) Radmoor Road, Loughborough, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Schools in Halifax; apprenticeship in father's engineering company; Royal College of Science, London |
| Occupation(s) | Technical education and training |
| Years active | 1912–1950 |
| Known for | Technical training of over 2,000 munitions workers in WWI; urging need for libraries for technical institutes; promoting the Rotary movement. |
| Spouse | Clara (née Johns) |
Herbert Schofield CBE, PhD, (8 December 1882 – 18 September 1963) was a leading figure in technical education, a Rotarian and, from 1915 to 1950, a Principal of Loughborough College, which became Loughborough University.[1]
- ^ "Schofield, Herbert". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/51696. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)