John Burgh (civil servant)

Sir John Burgh
Born
Karl Hans Schweinburg

9 December 1925
Vienna, Austria
Died12 April 2013(2013-04-12) (aged 87)
EducationSibford School
Alma materLondon School of Economics

Sir John Charles Burgh, KCMG (9 December 1925 – 12 April 2013) was an Austrian-born refugee who became a senior member of the British Civil Service as director-general of the British Council (1980–1987). He later served as president of Trinity College, Oxford (1987–1996).