Birthday Honours 1998
David John Watson
Knight Bachelor
Director • University of Brighton
Organisation: University of Brighton
“For services to Higher Education.”
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Birthday Honours 1998- Role at the time
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“For services to Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 28 times in the Birthday Honours List 1998 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director, University of Brighton.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 1998
Alexander Fraser Morrison
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“For services to Highland and Islands Enterprise.”
Alexander Wiseman Macara
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“For services to the Medical Profession.”
Brian Jarman
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“For services to General Practice.”
David Hare
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“For services to the Theatre.”
Edmund John Phillip Browne
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“For services to the Oil and Gas Industries.”
Elihu Lauterpacht
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“For services to international law.”
Geoffrey Charles Hurst
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“For services to Association Football.”
Ian Holm
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“For services to Drama.”
John Birt
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“For services to Broadcasting.”
John Charles Hoddinott
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“For services to the Police and to the prevention of Crime.”
John Clifford Mortimer
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“For services to the Arts.”
John Eliot Gardiner
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“For services to Music.”
John Reginald Gorman
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“for Political Dialogue.”
Malcolm Rowland Bates
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“For services to Industry.”
Netar Prakesh Mallick of Renal Medicine
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“For services to Nephrology.”
Nicholas John Shackleton
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“for Quaternary Research, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge.”
Patrick John Gillam
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Industry.”
Peter Geoffrey Hall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the Town and Country Planning Association.”
Peter Michael Williams
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Science and Technology.”
Philip Cohen
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Biochemistry.”
Richard Everard Nichols Mayor of London
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the City of London.”
Robert Alan Langlands
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
Chief Executive
Robert George Cooper
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Equal Opportunities.”
Robert Malpas
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Industry and to Science and Technology.”
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1998 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1998.
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