| Sir Robin Mackworth-Young | |
| Birth Date: | 12 February 1920 |
| Death Date: | 5 December 2000 |
| Education: | Eton College |
| Alma Mater: | King's College, Cambridge |
Sir Robert Christopher 'Robin' Mackworth-Young (12 February 1920 – 5 December 2000)[1] was a British academic and librarian, who served as Royal Librarian between 1958 and 1985.
Mackworth-Young was the son of Gerard Mackworth Young, a civil servant in British India. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Union.[2]
Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Mackworth-Young joined the Royal Air Force. He saw active service in the Middle East and in the Normandy Campaign, leaving the RAF as a Squadron Leader in 1948. He subsequently joined the Foreign Office.
In 1955, Mackworth-Young was appointed to be a librarian in the Royal Household at Windsor Castle.[3] In 1958 he succeeded Sir Owen Morshead as Royal Librarian. In 1961 he was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order, and was promoted to Knight Commander in 1975 and Knight Grand Cross in 1985. He was a member of the Roxburghe Club from 1965.[4] From his retirement in 1985 to his death he was given the honorary title of Emeritus Librarian by Elizabeth II.