Birthday Honours 1998
Rudolf Theodor Felix Plaut CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Education and to Science.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1998
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“For services to Education and to Science.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 100 times in the Birthday Honours List 1998 — about 8% of the list.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1998
Adrian Alexander Christian Phillips
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Countryside and to the Environment.”
Alastair Charles Dunbar Stuart
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee.”
Alistair James Wivell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Construction Industry.”
Andrew's Secondary School
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Headteacher
Ann Francis Hubbard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the promotion of Chemistry Education.”
Anthony Patrick Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.”
Anthony Thomas Coe
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Police.”
Archibald Howie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Electron Microscopy.”
Barry Leslie Norman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Broadcasting and to the Film Industry.”
Brian George Dawbarn
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
lately Head
Brigid Beattie-Moriarty
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Education.”
Catherine Peckham of Paediatric Epidemiology
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Medicine.”
Charles Vaughan Ruckley of Vascular Surgery
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Surgery.”
Chris Humphries
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Training.”
Christopher Bruce
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Dance.”
David Allsop
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Policy Manager
David Christopher Beeton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Chief Executive
David Edward Tagg
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Community Regeneration.”
David John Harry Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Technology Transfer.”
David Richard Danyers Willis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Deirdre Mary Hutton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For public service.”
Denis Noble
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Science.”
Donald Paul Montague Stewart Cape
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Anglo-Irish relations.”
Edward Michael Worley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Regeneration of the Black Country.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“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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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 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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