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Donald Maitland

British diplomat (1922-2010)
Person Human Q5294800

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
August 16, 1922
Date of death
August 22, 2010
Place of birth
Edinburgh
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11][12]
Occupation
diplomat, politician
Employer
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Foreign Office, Department of Energy[19][20][21]
Position held
Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, New York, ambassador of the United Kingdom to Libya, Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Permanent Secretary to the Department of Energy, United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the European Union, Downing Street Press Secretary[13][14][15][16][17][18]
Educated at
University of Edinburgh, George Watson's College[22][23]
Award received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Bachelor, honorary doctorate conferred by the University of the West of England[24][25][26][27][28]
Father
Thomas Douglas Maitland[6]
Mother
Wilhelmina Sarah Dundas[7]
Spouse
Jean Young[8]
Child
Colin Maitland, Alison Maitland[9][10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Family name
Maitland[30]
Given name
Donald[31]
🏷️ Also known as
en Donald James Dundas Maitland en Donald J. D. Maitland en Donald Maitland en Sir Donald James Dundas Maitland ja ドナルド・メイトランド ru Дональд Мейтленд ru Мейтленд, Дональд
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000109923002
VIAF cluster ID
79448109
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no97023258
GND ID
121160459
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Accession of Sao Tome and Principe, Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea to the Lomé Convention 1977.jpg ↗
Companies House officer ID
QMOvqg6jhHInVzywZUPMgj2JeJg
Described at URL
janus.lib.cam.ac.uk
FAST ID
1758236
Freebase ID
/m/027jr8_
IdRef ID
224765337
Libris-URI
b8nrxg0v2mh3vm9
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
146532686
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
102987
Prabook ID
1307887
SELIBR ID
340346
The Peerage person ID
p63351.htm#i633507
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxCDcjJWTfPVtC8ppV9jC
Yale LUX ID
person/70f3be8e-a1c5-407b-9b4c-cf58dcc36236

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Summary

Donald Maitland was born on August 16, 1922[1], in Edinburgh[2]. He died on August 22, 2010[3]. He worked as a diplomat[4] and politician[5].

FAQs

Where was Donald Maitland born?

Donald Maitland's place of birth was Edinburgh[2].

Who were Donald Maitland's parents?

Donald Maitland's father was Thomas Douglas Maitland[6]. Donald Maitland's mother was Wilhelmina Sarah Dundas[7].

Who was Donald Maitland married to?

Donald Maitland's spouses include Jean Young[8].

What did Donald Maitland do for work?

Donald Maitland worked as a diplomat[4] and politician[5].

Where did Donald Maitland go to school?

Donald Maitland was educated at University of Edinburgh[22] and George Watson's College[23].

What awards did Donald Maitland receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[24], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George[25], Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George[26], and Knight Bachelor[27].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . British Diplomatic Oral History Programme. janus.lib.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . British Diplomatic Oral History Programme. janus.lib.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . British Diplomatic Directory (1820-2005). wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . British Diplomatic Oral History Programme. janus.lib.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . British Diplomatic Oral History Programme. janus.lib.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . British Diplomatic Oral History Programme. janus.lib.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . British Diplomatic Oral History Programme. janus.lib.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . British Diplomatic Oral History Programme. janus.lib.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . info.uwe.ac.uk. info.uwe.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . British Diplomatic Oral History Programme. Retrieved . janus.lib.cam.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . British Diplomatic Oral History Programme. Retrieved . telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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