R.L. Holdsworth
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| Born |
25 February 1899 Mysore, India |
| Died | 20 June 1976 (aged 77) Somerset, England |
| Other names | Holdie |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Scholar, schoolmaster, cricketer, mountaineer |
| Known for | Schoolmaster at Harrow School, England Deputy Headmaster at The Doon School, India Principal of Islamia College University |
Romilly Lisle Holdsworth, commonly known as R. L. Holdsworth, (25 February 1899 – 20 June 1976) was an English scholar, academic, educationalist, cricketer and a distinguished Himalayan mountaineer. He was a member of the first expedition to Kamet in 1931, which included other stalwarts such as Eric Shipton and Frank Smythe. Holdsworth, along with Shipton and Smythe, are credited with the discovery of the Valley of Flowers, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, during their return from Kamet.
Holdsworth was educated at Repton School, where he was a pupil of Victor Gollancz, later a famous publisher. He attended Repton under the headmastership of William Temple, the future Archbishop of Canterbury. He later attended the University of Oxford, where he read Literae Humaniores or Classics at Magdalen College. At Oxford he earned a Triple Blue for cricket, football and boxing. He was a first-class batsman and played cricket for Sussex, Warwickshire and Marylebone Cricket Club.
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