Walter Lamb (classicist)
Sir Walter Rangeley Maitland Lamb KCVO (5 January 1882 – 27 March 1961) was a British classical lecturer, author and translator.[1] He was Secretary of the Royal Academy from 1913 to 1951.[2]
He was born in Adelaide, Australia.[2] He was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO), and on 1 January 1943, a Knight Commander of the Order (KCVO).[3]
Publications[]
- The Royal Academy : a short history of its foundation and development by Sir Walter R.M. Lamb (1951)[4]
References[]
- ^ "Sir Walter Rangeley Maitland Lamb - Person - National Portrait Gallery". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Royal Academy of Arts Collections - Person". Racollection.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
- ^ London Gazette. Retrieved 30 June 2017
- ^ [1][dead link]
Categories:
- 1882 births
- 1961 deaths
- Australian art historians
- Australian translators
- Australian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Australian Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Royal Academy
- 20th-century translators