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Leslie Frank Newman (1882–1973) was a British chemist and folklorist.


Early life and education

Newman came from a farming family and was educated at
Bishop's Stortford College Bishop's Stortford College is a private boarding and day school in the English public school tradition for more than 1,200 pupils aged 4–18, situated in a campus on the edge of the market town of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England ...
and at Cambridge University.


Chemist

He was a noted agricultural chemist and a Fellow of St. Catherine's, Cambridge. In 1919 he published ''A Course of Practical Chemistry for Agricultural Students'' with H.A.D Neville.


Folklorist

Newman had a close knowledge of the East Anglian countryside, and a notable interest in folklore and related areas. He was a member of the
Folklore Society The Folklore Society (FLS) is a registered charity under English law based in London, England for the study of folklore. Its office is at 50 Fitzroy Street, London home of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. It wa ...
, contributing articles to the Society's journal ''Folklore'' on a range of topics. He served as the Folklore Society's President between 1943 and 1945. 15 volumes of newspaper cuttings collected by Newman, and dating from the early 1920s to the 1970s, are now housed in the Special Collections of the University of Sheffield Library. The cuttings come from a range of magazines and newspapers, and include articles on topics such as folklore, country customs, witchcraft and ghosts.


Selected publications

* Newman, L.F. (1942). "Some Notes on the Folklore of Poultry". ''Folklore''. 53 (2): 104–111. *Newman, L.F. (1942). "Some References to the Couvade in Literature". ''Folklore'' 53 (3): 148–157.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Newman, Leslie F. 1882 births 1973 deaths Fellows of St Catharine's College, Cambridge People educated at Bishop's Stortford College Presidents of the Folklore Society