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- Birth nameJohn Henry Harvey-Jones
- John Harvey-Jones was born on April 16, 1924 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was married to Mary Evelyn Atcheson. He died on January 9, 2008 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK.
- SpouseMary Evelyn Atcheson(1947 - January 9, 2008) (his death, 1 child)
- Colorful ties and long, unkempt hair
- Business leader
- Has one daughter named Gabrielle.
- Staff, Imperial Chemical Industries plc 1956-1967, Techno-commercial director 1967-1968, Deputy Chairman, Heavy Organic Chemicals Division 1968-1970, Chairman, Petrochemicals Division 1970-1973, Deputy chairman 1978-1982, Chairman 1982-1987; Chairman, The Economist 1989-1994.
- He was born in the UK, but spent his early childhood in India, where his father was an Army officer and tutor to a young Maharajah. When he was seven, he sent to a strict boarding school in Kent.
- In his teens, he attended the Royal Naval College, and went to sea at the age of 16. His ship was torpedoed twice. Later in WWII, he served in submarines, carrying out secret missions in the Baltic Sea.
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