# Robin Brook

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British fencer (1908–1998)

For the New Zealand rugby player, see [Robin Brooke](/source/Robin_Brooke). For people with a similar name, see [Robin Brooks (disambiguation)](/source/Robin_Brooks_(disambiguation)).

Sir Robin Brook CMG OBE Brook in 1960 Personal information Born (1908-06-19)19 June 1908 Southwark, London, England Died 25 October 1998(1998-10-25) (aged 90) Westminster, London, England Sport Sport Fencing

**Sir Ralph Ellis "Robin" Brook** [CMG](/source/Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George) [OBE](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (19 June 1908 – 25 October 1998)[1] was a British merchant banker and a director of the [Bank of England](/source/Bank_of_England). His wife [Helen Brook](/source/Helen_Brook) was founder of the [Brook Advisory Centres](/source/Brook_Advisory_Centres).[1]

As a [fencer](/source/Fencing), he competed at the [1936](/source/1936_Summer_Olympics) and [1948 Summer Olympics](/source/1948_Summer_Olympics).[2] In 1936, he won the [sabre](/source/Sabre_(fencing)) title at the [British Fencing Championships](/source/British_Fencing_Championships).[3]

The son of a surgeon, Brook was educated, through scholarships, at [Eton College](/source/Eton_College) and subsequently at [King's College, Cambridge](/source/King's_College%2C_Cambridge), where he studied under [Maynard Keynes](/source/Maynard_Keynes), earning a [double first](/source/Double_first) in Economics.[1]

## Honours

Brook was appointed an [Officer of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (OBE) on 2 August 1945,[4] and a [Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George](/source/Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George) (CMG) in the [1954 New Year Honours](/source/1954_New_Year_Honours).[5]

He was [knighted](/source/Knight_Bachelor) in the [1974 New Year Honours](/source/1974_New_Year_Honours) for services to export, in his role as President of the [Association of British Chambers of Commerce](/source/British_Chambers_of_Commerce).[6]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Independent_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Independent_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Independent_1-2) Vines, Colin (19 November 1998). ["Sir Robin Brook obituary"](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-sir-robin-brook-1185808.html). *The Independent*. London. Retrieved 4 October 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sports-reference_2-0)** ["Robin Brook Olympic Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214353/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/robin-brook-1.html). *sports-reference.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/robin-brook-1.html) on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["British Champions"](https://www.britishfencing.com/uploads/files/british_champions.pdf) (PDF). *British Fencing*. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Supplement to The London Gazette, 31 July 1945"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37204/supplement/3953/data.pdf) (PDF). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)*. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** UK list: ["No. 40053"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40053/supplement/4). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)* (Supplement). 29 December 1953. p. 4.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["No. 46162"](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46162/supplement/1). *[The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette)* (Supplement). 28 December 1973. p. 1.

## External links

- [Robin Brook](https://www.teamgb.com/athletes/4Zsg0EO2X3ebjN9coITj4w) at [Team GB](/source/Team_GB)

- [Robin Brook](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/22096) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

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