Richard D'Aeth (3 June 1912 – 19 February 2008) was a British educationalist and President of Hughes Hall, Cambridge, from 1978 to 1984.
At Emmanuel, he was a scholar and took a first class Honours degree in Natural Science before completing his PhD.
[1][2] D'Aeth's first job was as a schoolmaster at Gresham's School in Norfolk, from 1938 to 1940, after which he served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
He was then appointed as President of Hughes Hall, Cambridge, where he remained for six years.
He was also a Commonwealth Fellow at Harvard University and retired to Stoke Gabriel, near Totnes, Devon in 1984.