Facts: - wimbledonresult: 4r -lrb- 1930 -rrb- - tennishofyear: 1998 - death date: 25 february 1974 - country: great britain great britain - tennishofid: herman-david - frenchopenresult: 2r -lrb- 1932 -rrb- - birth date: 26 june 1905 - fullname: herman francis david - name: herman david - birth place: birmingham , warwickshire , uk Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of herman david .
herman david -lrb- born 26 june 1905 in birmingham -- 25 february 1974 -rrb- was an english tennis administrator , and former player , noted as a chairman of the all england club .he served as a davis cup team representative in 1932 and was a non-playing captain from 1953 until 1958 .as an administrator david advocated '' open tennis '' and played a pivotal role in making it a reality by announcing the first open edition of the wimbledon championships in 1968 .in 1998 the international tennis hall of fame inducted him .