Frederick Le Gros Clark (3 September 1892 – 22 September 1977) was a British children's author, and an expert on malnutrition.
Frederick Le Gros Clark | |
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| Born | 3 September 1892 Chislet, Kent, England |
| Died | 22 September 1977 Cambridge, England |
| Education | Blundell's School Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Author, doctor, expert on malnutrition |
| Relatives | Wilfrid Le Gros Clark (brother) Cyril Drummond Le Gros Clark (brother) Frederick Le Gros Clark (grandfather) |
Early life edit
Frederick Le Gros Clark was born on 3 September 1892 in Chislet, Kent, England, the son of Rev. Edward Travers Clark, and his wife Ethel May.[1] His grandfather was the surgeon Frederick Le Gros Clark (1811-1892).[1][2]
He was awarded a scholarship for Blundell's School, Tiverton from 1906, and a scholarship to study Classics at Balliol College, Oxford in 1911.[1] He served throughout the First World War, and had an accident on the very last day, losing his right hand and his sight in both eyes.[1]
In 1937, Clark and his wife Ida published The Adventures of the Little Pig (1937), a children's book with a left-wing political message. The book was praised by Sylvia Townsend Warner in Left News and Harry Pollitt in the Daily Worker.[3]
His brother was Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark, Professor of Anatomy at the University of Oxford and the University of London.[1]
Career edit
In 1939, he co-wrote "Our Food Problem and Its Relation to Our National Defences".[4]
Publications edit
Personal life edit
He married Ida Clark.[1] His second wife was Winifred.[1]
Le Gros Clark died in Cambridge on 22 September 1977, aged 85.[1][5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Papers of Frederick Le Gros Clark". Archives Hub. JISC. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986". familysearch.org. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ Reynolds, Kimberley. Left Out : The Forgotten Tradition of Radical Publishing for Children in Britain 1910-1949. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2016. ISBN 9780191072130 (pgs. 17-20).
- ^ Rayner, Jay (22 March 2020). "Diet, health, inequality: Why our food supply system doesn't work". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007". familysearch.org. Retrieved 23 March 2020.