John Marriott

Sir John Brook Marriott (27 July 1922 in Stretford – 3 July 2001 in Godalming) was a British teacher and philatelist. He was the keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection between 1969 and 1995. Early life A mathematics graduate from St John's College, Cambridge during World War II, Marriott was quickly sent in 1943 to Bletchley Park, then the United Kingdom's main codebreaking establishment. Teaching From 1945 to 1982 Marriott taught mathematics at Charterhouse School, in Godalming, Surrey, where he was a housemaster from 1960 to 1975. Philately A Stamp collector from the age of twelve, Marriott was a specialist in Trinidad postal history. In 1952 he sold part of this collection to set up a new home after his marriage. He rebuilt his collection again and won medals at international philatelic exhibitions.