Jean Redcliffe-Maud

Margaret Jean Redcliffe-Maud, Baroness Redcliffe-Maude, née Hamilton (died 6 November 1993), was a British pianist.

Jean Hamilton was educated at Somerville College, Oxford. She married John Maud, later to become Lord Redcliffe-Maud, on 20 June 1932 in Oxford. On 1 July of that year, they sailed for South Africa and she kept a diary of her experiences in Africa that was later published in book form.

Hamilton was a professional pianist. There is now a "John and Jean Redcliffe Maud prize" in the Contemporary Piano Competition at the Royal College of Music in London [http://www.guildmusic.com/artists/pdkeicrl.htm] .

She was the Master's wife at University College, Oxford from 1963 to 1976. She performed piano recitals and appeared in the Univ Revue there. She retired to live on the Woodstock Road in North Oxford with her husband and died on 6 November 1993 [http://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/backissues/9394/170394/colleges.txt] .

Books

* Redcliffe-Maud, Jean, "From the Cape to Cairo 1932", 1989.

References

* Redcliffe-Maud, John, "Experiences of an Optimist: The Memoirs of John Redcliffe-Maud". London: Hamish Hamilton, 1981. ISBN 0-241-10569-2. (Dedicated to Jean Redcliffe-Maud.)