1. Forum
  2. Usenet
  3. SCI.LANG

  • A.P.Herbert died (11/11/1971)

    From Ross Clark@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 11 23:05:10 2024
    Now there's a name that was once familiar.
    Born Surrey, 1890. Served in WWI.
    First novel, _The Secret Battle_ (1919)
    Trained as lawyer, though never practised.
    Independent Member of Parliament 1935-1950.
    Wrote a great deal, many things for _Punch_.
    Lots more at
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._P._Herbert
    including his youthful image on what appears to be a cigarette card.
    And his eccentric but real service in WWII.
    And this list of "Styles":

    1890–1914: Mr Alan Patrick Herbert
    1914–1914: Ordinary Seaman A. P. Herbert
    1914–1914: Able Seaman A. P. Herbert
    1914–1915: Acting Leading Seaman A. P. Herbert
    1915–1918: Sub-Lieutenant A. P. Herbert RNVR
    1918–1935: Mr A. P. Herbert
    1935–1939: A. P. Herbert MP
    1939–1945: Petty Officer A. P. Herbert MP
    1945–1950: Sir A. P. Herbert MP
    1950–1970: Sir A. P. Herbert
    1970–1971: Sir A. P. Herbert CH

    Oh yes, he wrote some things about language (usage, new words).

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Athel Cornish-Bowden@21:1/5 to Ross Clark on Mon Nov 11 11:12:51 2024
    On 2024-11-11 10:05:10 +0000, Ross Clark said:

    Now there's a name that was once familiar.
    Born Surrey, 1890. Served in WWI.
    First novel, _The Secret Battle_ (1919)
    Trained as lawyer, though never practised.
    Independent Member of Parliament 1935-1950.
    Wrote a great deal, many things for _Punch_.
    Lots more at
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._P._Herbert
    including his youthful image on what appears to be a cigarette card.
    And his eccentric but real service in WWII.
    And this list of "Styles":

    1890–1914: Mr Alan Patrick Herbert
    1914–1914: Ordinary Seaman A. P. Herbert
    1914–1914: Able Seaman A. P. Herbert
    1914–1915: Acting Leading Seaman A. P. Herbert
    1915–1918: Sub-Lieutenant A. P. Herbert RNVR
    1918–1935: Mr A. P. Herbert
    1935–1939: A. P. Herbert MP
    1939–1945: Petty Officer A. P. Herbert MP
    1945–1950: Sir A. P. Herbert MP

    He represented the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, a seat that
    was abolished in, I think, 1950. In general a good idea, but in his
    case a pity.

    1950–1970: Sir A. P. Herbert
    1970–1971: Sir A. P. Herbert CH

    Oh yes, he wrote some things about language (usage, new words).


    --
    Athel -- French and British, living in Marseilles for 37 years; mainly
    in England until 1987.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)