Alastair Hetherington

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.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 31, 1919
Birth nameHector Alastair Hetherington
Birth place
Glamorgan , Wales
Date of deathOctober 03, 1999
Place of death
Scotland , Stirling , Bannockburn

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