Lewis Sergeant (1841–1902) was an English journalist and author.

Life

The son of John Sergeant, a schoolmaster at Cheltenham School, and his wife Mary Anne, daughter of George Lewis, he was born at Barrow-on-Humber,

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, on 10 November 1841.

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was his first cousin, the daughter of Richard Sergeant, his father's brother. After education under a private tutor, Sergeant matriculated at

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, in 1861, graduating B.A. with mathematical honours in 1865. At the

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he showed himself a Liberal and supporter of

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. On leaving college, he spent a period as assistant master under Henry Hayman at

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. Lewis then moved into journalism, becoming editor, in succession, of ''An anti-Game Law Journal'', of '' The Examiner'', and the ''

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''. He then had a long period with '' The Athenæum'' and with the London ''

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'' as lead writer. He was also a recognised authority on education, was elected to the council of the College of Preceptors, and edited the ''Educational Times'' from 1895 to 1902. A

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, from 1878 Sergeant acted as secretary of the Greek committee in London.

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bestowed on him the

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in October 1878. Sergeant died at

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on 3 February 1902.

Works

Sergeant's historical writings cover a wide range, and included: *''England's Policy: its Traditions and Problems'', Edinburgh, 1881. *''William Pitt'', in the "English Political Leaders" series, 1882. *''John Wyclif'', in the " Heroes of the Nations" series, 1893. *''The Franks'' in the "

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" series, 1898. Sergeant published ''New Greece'' (1878, republished 1879), and ''Greece'' in 1880. There followed ''Greece in the Nineteenth Century: a Record of Hellenic Emancipation and Progress, 1821–1897'', with illustrations, in 1897. He also wrote a volume of verse; a novel, ''The Caprice of Julia'' (1898); and other fiction pseudonymously.

Family

Sergeant married on 12 April 1871 Emma Louisa, daughter of James Robertson of Cheltenham.

Philip Walsingham Sergeant Philip Walsingham Sergeant (27 January 1872, Notting Hill, LondonBirths, Marriages and Deaths – 20 October 1952) was a British professional writer on chess and popular historical subjects.Harry Golombek, ''Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess'', Cr ...

, the author, was one of their children.

Notes

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External links

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