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Sir Cecil Cuthbert Parrott KCMG OBE (29 January 1909 - 23 June 1984) was a British diplomat, translator, writer and scholar. After studies at Peterhouse, Cambridge, he became a teacher. He joined the Foreign Office in 1939. His diplomatic career culminated with his posting to Prague, where he was the British Ambassador from 1960 to 1966. On retiring from the Foreign Office, he became first Professor of Russian and Soviet Studies and later Professor of Central and South-Eastern European Studies and Director of the Comenius Centre at the University of Lancaster.

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rdfs:comment	Sir Cecil Cuthbert Parrott KCMG OBE (29 January 1909 - 23 June 1984) was a British diplomat, translator, writer and scholar. After studies at Peterhouse, Cambridge, he became a teacher. He joined the Foreign Office in 1939. His diplomatic career culminated with his posting to Prague, where he was the British Ambassador from 1960 to 1966. On retiring from the Foreign Office, he became first Professor of Russian and Soviet Studies and later Professor of Central and South-Eastern European Studies and Director of the Comenius Centre at the University of Lancaster. (en) Sir Cecil Cuthbert Parrott KCMG, OBE (* 29. Januar 1909; † 23. Juni 1984) war ein britischer Diplomat, Übersetzer, Schriftsteller und Gelehrter. Parrott studierte am Peterhouse College der University of Cambridge, wurde Lehrer und trat 1939 in den Auswärtigen Dienst. Von 1960 bis 1966 war er Botschafter in Prag. Nachdem er in den Ruhestand versetzt worden war, wurde er zunächst Professor für russische und sowjetische Studien und später Professor für Mittel- und Süd-Osteuropa-Studien und Direktor des Comenius-Zentrum an der Lancaster University. Parrott übersetzte Werke von Jaroslav Hašek, darunter Der brave Soldat Schwejk. Er schrieb The Bad Bohemian, eine Biographie von Hašek, sowie Jaroslav Hašek. A Study of Švejk and the Short Stories, weiterhin eine zweibändige Autobiografie, The Tight (de)
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