1. Donald Adamson became a scholar of Magdalen College, Oxford, and was tutored by Austin Gill and Sir Malcolm Pasley, graduating BA in 1959, proceeding MA in 1963.
13 Facts About Donald Adamson
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Donald Adamson spent much of his teaching career at London University, although he taught at Manchester Grammar School from 1962 to 1964 and then at the Lycee Louis-le-Grand from 1964 to 1965.
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Donald Adamson taught at St George's Church of England School, Gravesend in 1968.
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Donald Adamson served as Chairman of the Board of Examiners at London University from 1983 until 1986, attracting candidates for undergraduate degrees including external students from the UK, Europe and Asia.
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Donald Adamson was a member of the judging committee of the Museum of the Year Awards from 1979 to 1983, before donating to the National Library of Wales and the National Library of Malta.
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From 19 October 2012 until 11 October 2013 Donald Adamson served as Master of the Worshipful Company of Curriers of the City of London, then as Senior Court Assistant from 2015, before being awarded Honorary Court Assistantship in 2023.
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Donald Adamson established sixteen annual prizes in mathematics and history for pupils aged 14 to 15 at four London academies.
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In 1976 Donald Adamson became a liveryman of the Haberdashers' Company.
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Donald Adamson was an enthusiastic art collector, mainly of Western European art, including a work of Eugene Isabey, and drawings of the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Donald Adamson contributed much on the history of Cornwall and died suddenly in Polperro on 18 January 2024, at the age of 84.
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The Genesis of Le Cousin Pons, substantially the text of Donald Adamson's thesis, is a detailed study of the manuscript and proof-sheets of this very late work.
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Since writing this book, Donald Adamson has produced further work on Pascal's mathematical comprehension of God.
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Donald Adamson has written on travel in England and Wales in the 18th century.