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Hugh Beaver
Nationality
English, South African
English, South African
Occupation
Engineer, industrialist
Engineer, industrialist
Years active
1931–1960
1931–1960
Sir Hugh Eyre Campbell Beaver, KBE (4 May 1890 – 16 January 1967)[1] was an English-South African engineer, industrialist, and founder of the Guinness World Records (then known as Guinness Book of Records).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
References
- ↑ OBITUARY. Sir HUGH EYRE CAMBELL BEAUER, KBE, LLD, 1890-1967.. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers({Template:Date).
- ↑ Sir Hugh Beaver, K.B.E. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (General)({Template:Date).
- ↑ http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/environment/air_quality/docs/50_years_on.rtfTemplate:Dead link
- ↑ College History Template:Webarchive
- ↑ AIM25 collection description.
- ↑ Royal Statistical Society Presidents. Royal Statistical Society. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ↑ Publication of the Guinness Book of Records: August 27th, 1955. History Today({Template:Date).
- ↑ brandchannel.com | Guinness World Records brand | brands | brand | branding news. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ↑ Guinness Book History 1950 - Present.
- ↑ BEAVER, Sir Hugh Eyre Campbell 1890-1967 Knight engineer and industrialist - Archives Hub. archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ↑ About Guinness World Records.
- ↑ Sir Hugh Eyre Campbell Beaver KBE | History, Monuments and Memorials of Penn, Strutt, Peter. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
External links
- History of the Guinness World Records - Official Site
- History of Guinness book of Records
- Catalogue of the papers of Sir Hugh Beaver at London School of Economics Archives
- Portrait at the National Portrait gallery
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