the most outstanding of his generation of education administrators". Honours Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1983, Tomlinson was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (elected in 1976), of the Chartered Management Institute and of the College of Preceptors. He received honorary doctorates from the Open University, the University of Surrey, the University of the West of England and the University of Hull. He was the dedicatee of a 1997 festschrift, Living Education: Essays in Honour of John Tomlinson. Selected publications (Editor) Additional Grenville Papers, 1763–1765 (Manchester University Press, 1962). Reflections on Curriculum Development, The Charles Gittins Memorial Lecture (University College of Swansea, 1980). Profession of Education Officer: Past Pluperfect, Present Tense, Future Conditional, Sheffield Papers in Education Management (Sheffield City Polytechnic, 1982). (Co-authored with Stewart Ranson) The Changing Government of Education (Institute of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham/Allen & Unwin, 1986). Crossing the Bridge: Addresses to North of England Conferences, Sheffield Papers in Education Management (Sheffield City Polytechnic, 1986). (Co-authored with Alan Evans) Teacher Appraisal: A Nationwide Approach (Kingsley, 1989). (Co-authored with Tim Brighthouse) Successful Schools, Education and Training Paper no. 4 (Institute for Public Policy Research, 1991). The Control of Education (Cassell, 1993). (Co-authored with Stewart Ranson) School Co-operation: New Forms of Local Governance (Longman, 1994). References Further reading Obituary in The Times, 27 August 2005. 1932 births 2005 deaths British educational theorists Academics of the University of Warwick Commanders of the Order of the British Empire