In 1936 he became a journalist with The Economist and soon became extremely influential, serving as deputy editor from 1939 to 1944. From 1944 to 1956 he was assistant editor of The Times, and then returned to The Economist as editor. He served in this post until 1965.
donald, tyerman, march, 1908, april, 1981, english, journalist, editor, cbeeditor, economistin, office, 1956, 1965personal, detailsborn, 1908, march, 1908middlesbrough, north, riding, yorkshire, englanddied4, april, 1981, 1981, aged, occupationjournalistearly,. Donald Tyerman CBE 1 March 1908 4 April 1981 was an English journalist and editor Donald TyermanCBEEditor of The EconomistIn office 1956 1965Personal detailsBorn 1908 03 01 1 March 1908Middlesbrough North Riding of Yorkshire EnglandDied4 April 1981 1981 04 04 aged 73 OccupationJournalistEarly life editTyerman was born in Middlesbrough England He contracted polio at the age of three and was paralysed from the neck down although over the next ten years he did eventually get back full use of the whole of his body except his legs he needed splints to walk for the rest of his life He was educated at Great Ayton Friends School and Gateshead Grammar School and Brasenose College Oxford and from 1930 to 1936 lectured in history at University College Southampton Career editIn 1936 he became a journalist with The Economist and soon became extremely influential serving as deputy editor from 1939 to 1944 From 1944 to 1956 he was assistant editor of The Times and then returned to The Economist as editor He served in this post until 1965 He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in 1978 References editDictionary of National BiographyMedia officesPreceded by Deputy Editor of The Observer1943 1944 Succeeded by Preceded byWilliam Francis Casey Deputy Editor of The Times1948 1955 Succeeded byIverach McDonaldPreceded byGeoffrey Crowther Editor of The Economist1956 1965 Succeeded byAlastair Burnet nbsp This article about a British journalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donald Tyerman amp oldid 1163769586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,