Robin Parfitt (December 22, 1946 – August 17, 2006) was an educator and headmaster of

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. Born in 1946 in Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd, he was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and studied history and music at University College, Cardiff, before gaining an MA in theology, and then attended Brasenose College,

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to work towards a D.Phil. However, he never gained his doctorate, instead going into teaching. His elder brother

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is Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at the

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. He first taught at Carmel College then went on to Colet Court, the prep school to St Paul's School, London. He was appointed headmaster at Ardenhurst School in

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, before moving onto the

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's Prep school and finally in 1989 to

. Parfitt died of

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in 2006.

References/external links

* http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article653954.ece {{DEFAULTSORT:Parfitt, Robin 1946 births 2006 deaths People educated at Loughborough Grammar School People from Pontypridd Alumni of Cardiff University