Sargent, Sir John Philip

Sargent, Sir John Philip

▪ British statesman
born Dec. 27, 1888
died Feb. 13, 1972

      British statesman and educator who served as the principal educational adviser to the government of India from 1938 to 1948.

      Educated at St. Paul's School and Oriel College, Oxford, Sargent was director of education for Southend-on-Sea (1927–31) and the county of Essex (1931–38) before being named educational commissioner with the government of India (1938–42), educational adviser to the government of India (1943–48), and secretary of the education department of India (1945–48). Although his title changed, his role in India did not, as he continued to monitor and encourage educational progress at the provincial and the national levels. In 1948 he returned to London as director of the Commonwealth II department. He left government work in 1953 to accept the wardenship of Missenden Abbey Adult Education College. Sargent was knighted in 1946.

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