Ben Humble
Benjamin "Ben" Hutchison Humble MBE (1903–1977) was a Scottish writer and climber who was responsible for the creation of Scottish Mountain Rescue teams as we know them today. He was also a keen photographer and film maker. During the World War II he produced several educational films in order to support the war effort.[1]
Humble was born in Dumbarton in 1903, one of the sons of the manager of . Despite his total deafness he became a dentist, later making advances in forensic dentistry.
A biography of his life, The Voice of the Hills: The Story of Ben Humble was written by his nephew Roy Humble in 1995.
Works[]
Books[]
- Arrochar and District: A Complete Guide (1930)
- Tramping in Skye (1933)
- The Songs of Skye (1934)
- Wayfaring Around Scotland (1936)
- Songs For Climbers (1938), a collection of climbing songs put together by Humble and his publisher W.M.McLellan
- Rock Climbs on the Cobbler (1940), written with the assistance of J.B.Nimlin and G.C.Williams
- On Scottish Hills (1946)
- The Cuillin of Skye (1952)
- Rock Climbs at Arrochar (1954), written with the assistance of J.B.Nimlin.
Films[]
- A Bomb Fell (1941)
- A Cragsman's Day (1946)
- Holidays in Arrochar (1949)
Notes[]
- ^ "Ben Humble MBE 1903-1977". Arrochar, Tarbet and Ardlui Heritage.
References[]
- Humble, Roy (1995). The Voice of the Hills: The Story of Ben Humble. Edinburgh: Pentland Press. ISBN 978-1-85821-249-4.
Categories:
- Scottish mountain climbers
- Scottish dentists
- 1977 deaths
- 1903 births
- Scottish film producers
- People from Dumbarton
- Scottish non-fiction writers
- 20th-century dentists
- 20th-century Scottish businesspeople
- Scottish business biography stubs
- Scottish writer stubs