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]

This article is about the British classicist Sir Walter Lamb. For the American football player, see Walt Lamb.

Born in Adelaide, Australia, [2] to the British mathematician Horace Lamb and Elizabeth Foot, his siblings included the painter Henry Lamb and the archaeologist Dorothy Lamb. His nephew was the climatologist Hubert Lamb and his great-nephew was the Liberal Democrat politician Norman Lamb.

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
  1. "Sir Walter Rangeley Maitland Lamb - Person - National Portrait Gallery". Npg.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  2. "Royal Academy of Arts Collections - Person". Racollection.org.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  3. London Gazette. Retrieved 30 June 2017
  4. "Sir Walter RM Lamb - the Royal Academy : A short history of its foundatin and development / By Sir Walter R.M. Lamb". Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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