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Sir Philip Gibbs
Sir Philip Armand Hamilton Gibbs Knight Commander of the British Empire, KBE (1 May 1877 – 10 March 1962) was an English journalist and prolific author of books who served as one of five official British reporters during the First World War. Four of his siblings were also writers, A. Hamilton Gibbs, Francis Hamilton Gibbs, Helen Hamilton Gibbs, and Cosmo Hamilton, as was his father Henry James Gibbs, and his own son, Anthony. Early life The son of a civil servant, Gibbs was born in Kensington, London, his name then being registered as Philip Amande Thomas. He received a home education and determined at an early age to develop a career as a writer. Gibbs was a Roman Catholic. Career His debut article was published in 1894 in the ''Daily Chronicle (United Kingdom), Daily Chronicle''; five years later he published the first of many books, ''Founders of the Empire''. He was given the post of literary editor at Alfred Harmsworth's leading (and growing) tabloid format newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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