Hugh Chisholm
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Hugh Chisholm (/ˈtʃɪzəm/; 22 February 1866 – 29 September 1924) was a British journalist. He was the editor of the 10th, 11th and 12th editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
Life
He was born in
Chisholm worked for
Chisholm had been suggested as replacement as editor of
In 1913, following his return from America overseeing the printing of The Britannica Year-Book, Chisholm was appointed day editor of The Times.
Family
In 1893, Chisholm married Eliza Beatrix Harrison, daughter of Henry Harrison of County Down. Together they had three sons.[1] Their son Archibald Chisholm played a key role in the development of the oil industry in Kuwait and was editor of the Financial Times from 1937 to 1940.[4]
References
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32404. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 30 (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company. p. 669. .
- ^ "Archibald Chisholm". The Times. No. 64507. 4 December 1992. p. 21. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
Bibliography
- The Times, 30 September 1924, p 14, Issue 43770, Col d. Obituary of Chisholm.
- Janet E. Courtney: An Oxford Portrait Gallery, (London) 1931, pp 167–157. Janet Courtney, née Hogarth, worked for The Times Book Club and was later responsible for the arrangement of the Index volume to the 11th and 12th editions of Encyclopædia Britannica.
- Anon, History of "The Times", Vol 3, 1884 - 1912, (1939) pp 121, 519, 755, 829
- Ibid, Vol 4, 1912 - 1920, (1947) pp 143, 137, 138, 208, 472
- Dictionary of National Biography, article "Hugh Chisholm"