David Sekers

David Sekers
Born
David Nicholas Oliver Sekers

1943 (age 81–82)
NationalityBritish
EducationWorcester College, Oxford
OccupationHistorian
SpouseSimone Caplat
ParentNicholas Sekers
RelativesMoran Caplat (father-in-law)

David Nicholas Oliver Sekers OBE (born 29 September 1943)[1] is a British historian.

Early life

He was born in 1943, the son of the Hungarian industrialist, Sir Nicholas Sekers, and his wife, Agota.[2]

He attended Eton College, where he was a pupil in the house run by Nigel Wykes, and then Worcester College, Oxford.

Career

For the Channel 4 programme The Mill, he was the historical consultant.[3] Since 2005 he has been an advisor to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Culture, Media and Sport Committee. He has carried out consultancy work for the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

National Trust

From 1989-98 he was Director of the Southern Region of the National Trust. From 1998-2001 he was Director of the Regions of the National Trust.

Personal life

In 1965, he married Simone Caplat, daughter of Moran Caplat, the general manager of Glyndebourne.[2] She is a trustee of the Landmark Trust.

Sekers was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1986 New Year Honours.[4]

He was a director of Quarry Bank Museum.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "David SEKERS - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Crosby, Margaret (3 July 2009). "Sekers: A story woven in silk". Whitehaven News. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Channel 4". channel4.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "No. 50361". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1985. p. 11.