Английская Википедия:Charles Edmund Newton-Robinson
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Infobox person Charles Edmund Newton-Robinson (14 October 1853 – 21 April 1913) was a British barrister, author, gemologist, fencer, and yachtsman.[1]
Early life and family
Charles Newton-Robinson was born in London on 14 October 1853, the eldest son of Sir John Charles Robinson. He was educated at Westminster School and then Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]
He married Janetta Anna Stirke.[2]
Career
Newton-Robinson qualified as a barrister of the Inner Temple in 1879. He had a special interest in land development and was the founder and chairman of the Land Union.[2] He played a role in the development of Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, and Tankerton, Kent.[3]
In 1900 he was living at 11 Chesterfield Hill.[4]
Hobbies
Newton-Robinson founded[2] the Épée Club, London, in 1900 and took part in the 1900 Summer Olympics.Шаблон:Citation needed He was a member of the British fencing team and silver medallist at the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens,[2] now known as the 1906 Intercalated Games. He wrote "Épée-de-Combat" for the 11th edition (1911) of The Encyclopædia Britannica. A collection of his medals is in the National Fencing Museum.[5]
He was a yachtsman and a member of the council of the Yacht-Racing Association.[2]
He collected engraved gems and drawings[2] and was a member of the committee that organised the Exhibition of Ancient Greek Art at the Burlington Club in 1903 and described the gems in that exhibition.[6]
He was a member of the Burlington Fine Arts Club and the Savile Club.[2]
Death
Newton-Robinson died on 21 April 1913.[7][8]
Selected publications
Poetry
- The Golden Hind: A Story of the Invincible Armada; Thessalé, and Other Poems. George Bell & Sons, London, 1880.
- Tintinnabula, New Poems. Kegan Paul & Co., London, 1890.
- The Viol of Love. Poems. John Lane, London, 1895.
- Ver Lyræ. Selected poems ... With seven new lyrics. Lawrence & Bullen, London, 1896.
Other
- The Cruise of the Widgeon. 700 Miles in a Ten-Ton Yawl, from Swanage to Hamburg &c. Chapman & Hall, London, 1876.
- A Royal Warren or Picturesque Rambles in the Isle of Purbeck. Typographic Etching Company, London, 1882. (Illustrated by Alfred Dawson)
- Alice in Plunderland. Eveleigh Nash, London, 1910. (As Loris Carllew) (Illustrated by Linton Jehne)
- "Épée-de-Combat", The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, 1911.
References
Further reading
- "The Marlborough Gems", The Nineteenth Century, No. 3515, August 1899.
- "Mr. Newton-Robinson's Poems" by William Stebbing, The English Review, Vol. 14 (April–July 1912).
External links
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6 2,7 Newton-Robinson, Charles Edmund. Who Was Who 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018. Шаблон:Subscription required
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ A place in history: 11 Chesterfield Hill. Шаблон:Webarchive Melanie Backe-Hansen, The London Magazine. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ↑ 20th Century. National Fencing Museum. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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