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Southgate (surname)
Southgate is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Colin Southgate (1938–2021), English businessman and Royal Opera House chairman * Donald W. Southgate (1887–1953), American architect * Dorothy Southgate (1889-1946) British organist and composer * Elsie Southgate (1890–1946), British violinist and composer * F. G. Southgate, British architect, engineer and surveyor * Gareth Southgate (born 1970), English footballer and manager * Horatio Southgate (1812–1894), American Episcopal priest * Hugh McLellan Southgate (1871–1940), of Washington, D.C. * Ivan Southgate, former name of Terri Rogers (1937–1999), English ventriloquist * James H. Southgate (1859–1916), American spokesman for prohibition * Jan Southgate (born 1955), English cricketer * John Southgate (1926–1999), English clergyman * Martha Southgate, American novelist * Matthew Southgate (born 1988), English golfer * Maurice Southgate (1913–1990), British army officer * Richard Southgate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Southgate
Sir Colin Southgate (24 July 1938 – 26 July 2021) was an English businessman. He served as chief executive of Thorn EMI and chairman of the Royal Opera House. Early life Colin Grieve Southgate was born in New Malden, Surrey on 24 July 1938. He was the only child of Cyril, a fruit merchant in the old Covent Garden market, and Edith. Upon the outbreak of World War II, Edith took Southgate and his elder sister Jean to Northampton. After the war he attended primary school in Kingston upon Thames, and his family relocated to Epsom when he was a teenager. He won a place at the public City of London School, making the journey there by train. Career Southgate trained as an actuary at National Provident Institution, in a period he later described as the worst two and a half years of his life. He left for the computer industry on the advice of a friend, and worked at International Computers and Tabulators customising company software packages. He stayed at the company for ten years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |