Ian Dixon Scott Explained
| Sir Ian Scott |
| Ambassador From: | British |
| Country: | Norway |
| Predecessor: | Patrick Hancock |
| Successor: | Frank Brenchley |
| Term Start: | 1965 |
| Term End: | 1968 |
| Ambassador From2: | British |
| Country2: | Sudan |
| Predecessor2: | Roderick Parkes |
| Successor2: | John Richmond |
| Term Start2: | 1961 |
| Term End2: | 1965 |
| Ambassador From3: | British |
| Country3: | the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Successor3: | Derek Riches |
| Term Start3: | 1960 |
| Term End3: | 1961 |
| Birth Date: | 1909 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Inverness |
| Death Place: | Aldeburgh |
| Alma Mater: | Balliol College, Oxford |
Sir Ian Dixon Scott (6 March 1909 – 3 March 2002) was a British civil servant and a career diplomat who served as Deputy Private Secretary to the last two Viceroys of India. He was later appointed Ambassador to Congo, Sudan and Norway in the 1960s.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Writings
- Notes on Chitral (1937) [5]
- Tumbled House: the Congo at independence (1969) [6]
- A British Tale of Indian and Foreign Service (1999) [7]
Personal life
He married, in 1937, Drusilla Lindsay, daughter of Lord Lindsay, the former Master of Balliol. They had a son and four daughters.[8]
Death
Sir Ian Dixon Scott, died at Aldeburgh on 3 March 2002.[9]
References
- SCOTT, Sir Ian Dixon, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
Notes and References
- News: Sir Ian Scott. 11 March 2002. The Telegraph. en.
- Book: Bookseller: The Organ of the Book Trade. 1966. J. Whitaker. 449. en.
- Book: Trade Directory of the Republic of the Sudan. 1964. Diplomatic Press and Publishing Company. 96. en.
- Book: Judd, Denis. The Lion and the Tiger: The Rise and Fall of the British Raj, 1600-1947. 2005-03-24. OUP Oxford. 9780192805799. 145. en.
- Book: Scott, Ian Dixon. Notes on Chitral. 1937. Manager, Government of India Press. en.
- Book: Scott, Sir Ian. Tumbled house: the Congo at independence. 1969. Oxford U.P.. 978-0-19-215637-2. en.
- Book: Scott, Sir Ian. A British Tale of Indian and Foreign Service: The Memoirs of Sir Ian Scott. 1999-09-04. I.B.Tauris. 9781860643804. Judd. Denis. en.
- Book: Allen, R. T.. Appraisal: A Journal of Constructive and Post-critical Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies. 2000. R. T. Allen. 3. en.
- Web site: Google Groups. Google Groups.
