Full name | Sir John Cecil Masterman |
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Born | Kingston-Upon-Thames, England | 12 January 1891
Died | 6 June 1977 | (aged 86)
College | Worcester College, Oxford University of Freiburg |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 4R (1923) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1923, 1924)[1] |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 2R (1921)[1] |
Sir John Cecil Masterman OBE (12 January 1891 – 6 June 1977) was a British academic, sportsman and author. His highest-profile role was as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, but he was also well known as chairman of the Twenty Committee, which during the Second World War ran the Double-Cross System, controlling double agents in Britain.