Bernard Darwin

Bernard Richard Meirion Darwin CBE JP (born September 7, 1876 , † October 18, 1961 in Cambridge ) was a British lawyer , sports journalist and writer .

Life

Darwin was the son of Francis Darwin (1848-1925) and his wife Amy Ruck († September 11, 1876). After his mother died of puerperal fever four days after birth , he grew up with his grandparents. His grandfather was the famous naturalist Charles Darwin (1809-1882).

Darwin was educated at Eton College and studied at Cambridge University . In Cambridge he played golf , where he won the University Sporting Blue award three years in a row (1895-1897) and was even team captain last year. In addition to his work as a lawyer , he wrote sporting articles for The Times and Country Life . Bernard Darwin wrote several books on golf and cricket . In 1934 he became captain of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews .

Bernard Darwin was posthumously elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2005 .

Marriage and offspring

In 1906, Bernard Darwin married the Irish artist Elinor Mary Monsell (1871–1954) in London . The marriage had two children:

• Ursula Frances (1908-2010)

⚭ 1935–1950 Julian Trevelyan (1910–1988)

⚭ 1953–1965 Norman Mommens (1922–2000)

• Robert Vere (1910–1974)

literature

Bernard Darwin On Golf , ISBN 1-58574-768-8 The Golf Courses of the British Isles Golf Is My Game (with Bobby Jones) Playing the like golf Green memories The Happy Golfer James Braid Golf Between Two Wars Darwin on the Green Round with Darwin Every idle dream British golf

British clubs Tee shots and others Batsford Golf: Green Memories A friendly round A round of golf jokes Playing the like Golfing by-paths A round of golf on the London & North Eastern Railway Second shots: Casual talks about golf WG Grace (Great Lives Series) Eton v. Harrow at Lord's Erasmus Darwin: Born December 7, 1881, killed in action April 24, 1915

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