Nationality British Occupation Businessman | Name Nicholas Goodison | |
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Born 16 May 1934 (age 90) ( 1934-05-16 ) Britain Alma mater | ||
Sir Nicholas Proctor Goodison is a businessman who was chairman of the London Stock Exchange from 1976-1986. He is also a supporter of the arts.
Goodison was born on 16 May 1934 and educated at Marlborough School and then King's College, Cambridge.
He served as chairman of the Courtauld Institute of Art from 1982 to 2002 and of the National Art Collections Fund (now The Art Fund) from 1986 to 2002.
He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 1 March 1987.
His portrait in oil, by Tom Phillips, is in the Stock Exchange's collection. A preparatory sketch made in oil on panel in 2006 was acquired from the artist by the Art Fund and is in the Courtauld Gallery.
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