Jack Longland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jack Longland

British mountain climber

Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1905

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 29-Nov-1993

Profession: mountaineer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Sir John Laurence "Jack" Longland (26 June 1905 – 29 November 1993) was an educator, mountain climber, and broadcaster. After a brilliant student career Longland became a don at Durham University in the 1930s.
He formed a lifelong concern for the welfare of unemployed people, and after a time working in community service he moved to become an educational administrator, retiring in 1970.
Among his achievements was the establishment of White Hall in Derbyshire, the country's first local authority Outdoor Pursuits Centre for young people. As a young man Longland was prominent among British rock-climbers, taking a distinguished part in the 1933 British Mount Everest expedition.
Later in life he was active in the affairs of the British Mountaineering Council. Longland was a familiar broadcaster on BBC Radio, appearing regularly from the late 1940s until the 1970s in the long-running Round Britain Quiz, Any Questions?, and the panel game My Word!, which he chaired for twenty years from 1957.