Alastair Hetherington
| Alastair Hetherington | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Hector Alastair Hetherington 31 October 1919 Glamorgan, Wales |
| Died | 3 October 1999 (aged 79) Bannockburn, Stirling, Scotland |
| Education | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Journalist and editor |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Miranda Oliver (1957–1978) (2) Sheila Janet Cameron (1979–1999) |
| Children | 2 sons, 2 daughters |
| Family | Sir Hector Hetherington (father), Thomas Francis Scott Hetherington (brother) |
Hector Alastair Hetherington (31 October 1919 – 3 October 1999) was a British journalist, newspaper editor and academic. For nearly twenty years he was the editor of The Guardian, and is regarded as one of the leading editors of the second half of the twentieth century.
Hetherington was the son of Sir Hector Hetherington, professor of logic and philosophy at University College, Cardiff and later Principal of the University of Glasgow. His mother was Mary Ethel Alison Reid (1886-1966). He was educated at Gresham's School in Holt, Norfolk, from 1933 to 1937 and then at Corpus Christi College, Oxford from 1938 to 1940, but his time at Oxford was interrupted by the Second World War. Though his myopia initially kept him from duty in a combat regiment, eventually he joined the Royal Armoured Corps and subsequently transferred to the Northamptonshire Yeomanry. Shortly after the Normandy landings he was a tank captain advancing towards Vire when his tank was destroyed. He later took part in the relief of Antwerp and ended his army career as a major in the Intelligence Corps, during which time he wrote a Military Geography of Schleswig-Holstein.
Based on three months as a trainee sub-editor for the Glasgow Herald, Hetherington was offered a posting after his demobilisation as managing editor of Die Welt, the first German national newspaper to be produced in the British zone after the war. The experience confirmed his decision to pursue a career in journalism rather than academia, and he rejoined the Glasgow Herald a year later as a sub-editor and writer of articles on defence matters.
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