He was later the Gerald Read Professor of Education at Kent State University in Ohio.
Walter Harry Green Armytage was born in Kimberley, South Africa, on 22 November 1915.
He graduated with first class honours in the historical tripos from Cambridge University in 1937 and then completed a Certificate in Education and a master's degree.
[1] Armytage's first career was as a history teacher at Dronfield Grammar School in Sheffield.
He was later the Gerald Read Professor of Education at Kent State University in Ohio.