John Kempe

John Kempe

John William Rolfe Kempe (29 October 1917 – 10 May 2010) was headmaster of Gordonstoun School from 1968–1978, during the period that The Princes Andrew and Edward arrived at the school. He was a noted mountaineer and a member of the Alpine Club.

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