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Allhusen, Beatrice May, (died 29 July 1918)  

Born d of late Col Thomas Bromhead Butt, 79th Highlanders; m 1876, William Hutt Allhusen; died 29 July 1918

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Bagot, Theodosia, (Lady Bagot), (1865–21 Feb. 1940)  

Born 1865; 3rd d of Sir John Leslie, 1st Bt; m 1st, 1885, Lt-Col Josceline FitzRoy Bagot, MP (d 1913); one s three d; son was Sir Alan Desmond Bagot, 1st Bt (...

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Blane, William, (28 May 1864–11 March 1936), MIMinE, MIMechE, Engineer and Writer  

CBE 1917

Born 28 May 1864; e s of late Robert Blane, of Galston, Ayr; m 1st, Jean, d of William Kerr and Rachel Hunter of Kilwinning, Ayrshire; one ...

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Boumphrey, Geoffrey Maxwell, (7 Aug. 1894–29 Nov. 1969), engineer, writer and broadcaster  

Born 7 Aug. 1894; s of Arthur Burrows Boumphrey and Alice Eleanor Whalley; m 1st, 1917, Esther Mary Grandage; one s; 2nd, 1937, Sylvia Burnett (...

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Calder, Nigel David Ritchie, (2 Dec. 1931–25 June 2014), science writer  

MA

Born 2 Dec. 1931; e s of Baron Ritchie-Calder, CBE; m 1954, Elisabeth Palmer; two s three d; died 25 June 2014

science writer

Merchant Taylors’ Sch.; Sidney Sussex Coll., Cambridge...

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Carbery, 11th Baron, (Peter Ralfe Harrington Evans-Freke) (20 March 1920–28 July 2012)  

Born 20 March 1920; o s of Major the Hon. Ralfe Evans-Freke, MBE (yr s of 9th Baron) (d 1969), and Vera (...

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Chilver, Baron, ((Amos) Henry Chilver) (30 Oct. 1926–8 July 2012)  

Kt 1978; FRS 1982; FREng

Born 30 Oct. 1926; e s of Amos H. Chilver and Annie E. Mack; m 1959, Claudia M. B. Grigson, MA, MB, BCh, ...

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Churchill, Lady Randolph Spencer, (Jennie Spencer), (1854–29 June 1921), Lady of Grace of St John of Jerusalem, 1901; was proprietor and Editor of the Anglo-Saxon Review  

CI 1885; RRC 1902

Born 1854; d of late Leonard Jerome, New York; m 1st, 1874, Rt. Hon. Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill, 3rd s...

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Clarke, Sir Arthur (Charles), (16 Dec. 1917–19 March 2008)  

Kt 1998; CBE 1989

Born 16 Dec. 1917; s of Charles Wright Clarke and Nora Mary Willis; m 1953, Marilyn Mayfield (marr. diss. 1964); died 19 March 2008

Huish’s Grammar Sch., Taunton; King’s Coll., London (BSc; FKC ...

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Coase, Prof. Ronald Harry, (29 Dec. 1910–2 Sept. 2013), Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow in Law and Economics, University of Chicago, since 1982  

DSc

Born 29 Dec. 1910; s of Henry Joseph Coase and Rosalie Elizabeth (née Giles); m 1937, Marian Ruth Hartung (d 2012); died 2 Sept. 2013

Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow in Law and Economics, University of Chicago, since ...

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Cohen, Mrs Nathaniel Louis, (Julia Matilda), (6 Sept. 1853–17 Dec. 1917), President of the Union of Jewish Women  

Born 6 Sept. 1853; d of Prof. Jacob Waley, MA, Conveyancing Council to the Court of Chancery; m 1873, Nathaniel Louis Cohen, LCC (d...

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Dann, Howard Ernest, (27 April 1914–18 April 1986), Director, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation, 1970–74, and Commissioner, Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority, 1967–74  

CBE 1965

Born 27 April 1914; m 1946, Marjorie Bush; two s; died 18 April 1986

Director, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation, 1970–74, and Commissioner, Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Authority, 1967–74

Brighton Grammar Sch. (Dux); University of Melbourne (BMechE)...

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Douglass, William Tregarthen, (died 10 Aug. 1913), Consulting Engineer to Public Works, Loan Board, Lighthouse and Harbour Authorities  

MICE, MIME, MIEE

Born s of late Sir James Nicholas Douglass, FRS, and Mary, d of late James Tregarthen; died 10 Aug. 1913

Consulting Engineer to Public Works, Loan Board, Lighthouse and Harbour Authorities...

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Erzinçlioğlu, Dr Zakaria, (30 Dec. 1951–26 Sept. 2002), forensic entomologist; writer and scientific consultant, since 1995  

Born 30 Dec. 1951; s of Zakaria Ahmet Erzinçlioğlu and Kadria Sanna Erzinçlioğlu (née Shuhdi); m 1984, Sharon Wynne Davies; one s two d; died 26 Sept. 2002

forensic entomologist; writer and scientific consultant, since ...

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Field, Arnold, (19 May 1917–19 Dec. 2003), aerospace consultant/technical journalist; Joint Field Commander, National Air Traffic Services, 1974–77  

OBE 1965

Born 19 May 1917; m 1943, Kathleen Dulcie Bennett; one s one d; died 19 Dec. 2003

aerospace consultant/technical journalist; Joint Field Commander, National Air Traffic Services, 1974–77...

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Fitter, Richard Sidney Richmond, (1 March 1913–3 Sept. 2005), author and naturalist  

Born 1 March 1913; o s of Sidney and Dorothy Fitter; m 1938, Alice Mary, (Maisie), Stewart (d 1996), e d of Dr R. S. Park, Huddersfield; two ...

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Galletti di Cadilhac, Countess, (Hon. Margaret Isabella Collier) (1846–27 June 1928)  

Born 1846; d of 1st Baron Monkswell; m 1873, Count Arturo Galletti di Cadilhac (d 1912), Colonel in the Reserve, and Deputy in Italian Parliament; two s one ...

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Garrett, Sir Ronald (Thornbury), (5 Nov. 1888–30 Jan. 1972)  

Kt 1944

Born 5 Nov. 1888; 3rd s of late Samuel Garrett, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, late Pres. of Law Soc; m 1912, Catriona Marion Stewart Robertson (...

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Glenamara, Baron cr 1977 (Life Peer), of Glenridding, Cumbria, (Edward Watson Short) (17 Dec. 1912–4 May 2012)  

Born 17 Dec. 1912; s of Charles and Mary Short, Warcop, Westmorland; m 1941, Jennie (d 2008), d of Thomas Sewell, Newcastle upon Tyne; one s one d...

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Gore-Booth, Eva Selina, (died 30 June 1926), writer  

Born 2nd d of Sir Henry William Gore-Booth, 5th Bt of Lissadell, Sligo; died 30 June 1926

writer