hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn fˈaɪv sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː ɪn lˈiːdz, jˈɔːɹkʃɚɹ ænd ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt lˈʌfbəɹˌoʊ ɡɹˈæmɚ skˈuːl ænd dʒˈiːzəs kˈɑːlɪdʒ, kˈeɪmbɹɪdʒ, ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː.
He was born on 5 September 1922 in Leeds, Yorkshire and educated at Loughborough Grammar School and Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating in 1943.