Ken Whittle

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Kenneth Harold Edwin Whittle
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Ken Whittle
Nicknames Ken, Kenny, Bunny, Jet (after Frank Whittle, inventor of the jet engine)
Born 14 March 1928(1928-03-14)
Died 18 January 2024(2024-01-18) (aged 95)
Willoughby Grange Care Home, Boston
Education Wolverhampton Municipal Secondary School; University of Birmingham (BSc 1949); University of Nottingham (MSc 1969)
Roles Head of Mathematics
Years at BGS 1952-1989
Departments Mathematics
Subjects Mathematics

Kenneth (Ken) Harold Edwin Whittle was a teacher of Mathematics at Boston Grammar School (1952-89).

Before Boston Grammar School

Ken Whittle served in the RAF.

While at Boston Grammar School

He was involved with football coaching.

Quotes

Michael Orange

had the good fortune to take Maths with Ken Whittle. He was in his second year at school when I started, and his final year when my son was there (1987). In my opinion there was no finer teacher.

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