Leaf, Walter, 1852-1927
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Name (Latin)
Leaf, Walter, 1852-1927
Date of birth
1852-11-26
Date of death
1927-03-08
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- Homer. The story of Achilles ... 1900:t.p. (Walter Leaf, M.A. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge)
- LC in RLIN, 3-26-92(hdg.: Leaf, Walter, 1852-1927)
- Banking, 1999:t.p. (Walter Leaf) p.[3] (Litt. D., D. Litt., late chairman of Westminster Bank Limited)
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Wikipedia description:
Sir Walter Leaf (26 November 1852, Upper Norwood – 8 March 1927, Torquay) was an English banker, classical scholar, and psychical researcher. He published a benchmark edition of Homer's Iliad and was a director of Westminster Bank for many years, eventually becoming its chairman. He was a co-founder and later president of the International Chamber of Commerce and served as president of the Institute of Bankers, the Hellenic Society, and the Classical Association. He married Charlotte Symonds, the daughter of John Addington Symonds. He was a Cambridge Apostle.
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