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| An education philanthropist who has been reported missing was suffering from depression, a friend has said. | An education philanthropist who has been reported missing was suffering from depression, a friend has said. |
| Sir Peter Lampl, the multi-millionaire chairman of the Sutton Trust charitable foundation, left his London home on Sunday morning. | Sir Peter Lampl, the multi-millionaire chairman of the Sutton Trust charitable foundation, left his London home on Sunday morning. |
| Tim Devlin, who works for Sir Peter, said the 61-year-old had become downcast after his marriage broke down. | Tim Devlin, who works for Sir Peter, said the 61-year-old had become downcast after his marriage broke down. |
| The Sutton Trust, founded in 1997, promotes social mobility through educational opportunity. | The Sutton Trust, founded in 1997, promotes social mobility through educational opportunity. |
| Mr Devlin said friends were "hoping and praying" that Sir Peter was safe. | Mr Devlin said friends were "hoping and praying" that Sir Peter was safe. |
| He said: "We are all hoping that he is just going to turn up, and something just happened in some way. | He said: "We are all hoping that he is just going to turn up, and something just happened in some way. |
| "As days go by we get more and more worried. He has not done anything like this before, he is normally quite meticulous about keeping in touch with people." | "As days go by we get more and more worried. He has not done anything like this before, he is normally quite meticulous about keeping in touch with people." |
| Last known whereabouts | Last known whereabouts |
| Sir Peter was last seen at his home in Wimbledon at 0830 on Sunday 15 February. | Sir Peter was last seen at his home in Wimbledon at 0830 on Sunday 15 February. |
| Detective Inspector Grahame Horwood from Merton police missing persons unit, said: "Sir Peter's disappearance is entirely out of character and his family are understandably very concerned for his safety." | Detective Inspector Grahame Horwood from Merton police missing persons unit, said: "Sir Peter's disappearance is entirely out of character and his family are understandably very concerned for his safety." |
| Sir Peter is described as white, around 5ft 8ins, with fair/greying hair, blue eyes and a slight tan. He was wearing a blue sweater and blue casual trousers when he was last seen. | Sir Peter is described as white, around 5ft 8ins, with fair/greying hair, blue eyes and a slight tan. He was wearing a blue sweater and blue casual trousers when he was last seen. |
| Anyone with information is asked to contact Merton police on 020 8649 3122 or Missing People on 0500 700 700. | Anyone with information is asked to contact Merton police on 020 8649 3122 or Missing People on 0500 700 700. |
| Humble roots | Humble roots |
| Sir Peter's passion for educational opportunity stems from his own experiences as a child. | Sir Peter's passion for educational opportunity stems from his own experiences as a child. |
| His father came to England aged 17 in 1938 to escape anti-Semitic persecution in Austria. He trained as an engineer at night school. | His father came to England aged 17 in 1938 to escape anti-Semitic persecution in Austria. He trained as an engineer at night school. |
| Sir Peter spent his childhood on a council estate in Yorkshire and passed the 11-plus for a place at grammar school. | Sir Peter spent his childhood on a council estate in Yorkshire and passed the 11-plus for a place at grammar school. |
| Later his parents moved to Surrey and then to Cheltenham, where bright boys at his grammar school were encouraged to aim for Oxford or Cambridge. | Later his parents moved to Surrey and then to Cheltenham, where bright boys at his grammar school were encouraged to aim for Oxford or Cambridge. |
| He got a place at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he studied physical chemistry. | He got a place at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he studied physical chemistry. |
| He subsequently took a London Business School course then worked for 20 years in the United States. | He subsequently took a London Business School course then worked for 20 years in the United States. |
| Sir Peter made his fortune with his private equity firm the Sutton Company and went on to set up the Sutton Trust in 1997. | Sir Peter made his fortune with his private equity firm the Sutton Company and went on to set up the Sutton Trust in 1997. |
| Social mobility | Social mobility |
| The trust aims to promote social mobility through education and to provide educational opportunities for underprivileged children. | The trust aims to promote social mobility through education and to provide educational opportunities for underprivileged children. |
| It has funded a large number of access projects in early years, school and university settings and now focuses primarily on research and policy work. | It has funded a large number of access projects in early years, school and university settings and now focuses primarily on research and policy work. |
| Sir Peter is committed to social justice and to empowering young people from less privileged homes to aim high. | Sir Peter is committed to social justice and to empowering young people from less privileged homes to aim high. |
| He is an advocate of the grammar school system and how it can enable bright children from less affluent backgrounds to move up the social ladder, as he did. | He is an advocate of the grammar school system and how it can enable bright children from less affluent backgrounds to move up the social ladder, as he did. |
| Speaking to the BBC News website 18 months ago, he said: "There's a big problem with a lot of schools not encouraging kids to aim high enough. We have a class structure and that gets in the way of trying to do something about this." | |
| Peter Lampl was knighted in 2003. | Peter Lampl was knighted in 2003. |