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Evatt, Herbert V.
Evatt, Herbert V. (1894–1965),Australian lawyer and influential Labour politician who became Attorney General and minister of external affairs in John Curtin's Labour cabinet formed in October 1941. Of an independent turn of mind and ‘a granite personality’, he retained his post throughout the war and represented his country in the British war cabinet, in early negotiations with the US government—where he ‘upset the American assumption that Australians were a sort of Englishman’; ( K. Tennant, Evatt: Politics and Justice, Sydney, 1970, p. 142)—and, to great effect, at the San Francisco conference in April 1945 where the United Nations was officially founded. He helped write the UN charter, led Australia's delegation at the UN (1946–8), and was UN president in 1948–9. See also Australia, 3.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. " Evatt, Herbert V." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. " Evatt, Herbert V." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-EvattHerbertV.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. " Evatt, Herbert V." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-EvattHerbertV.html |
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A. P. Herbert
A. P. Herbert (Sir Alan Patrick Herbert), 1890–1971, English author and member of Parliament. He was a regular contributor to the comic magazine Punch from 1910 until his death. Herbert served in Parliament from 1935 until 1950 as a representative for the Univ. of Oxford and was largely responsible for the bill (1937) liberalizing English divorce law. His numerous books include The House by the River (1921), The Water Gipsies (1930), and The Singing Swan (1968). He was knighted in 1945.
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"A. P. Herbert." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "A. P. Herbert." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-HerbertA.html "A. P. Herbert." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-HerbertA.html |
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Herbert, A. P.
Herbert, A. P. ( Alan Patrick Herbert) (1890–1971), a writer of great versatility and humour, contributed to Punch for many years. His works include The Secret Battle (1919), Misleading Cases in the Common Law (1929), A Book of Ballads (1949), and Independent Member (1950), describing his experiences as MP for Oxford University (1935–50). Herbert campaigned for several causes, including the improving of authors' rights and changes in the obscenity laws. He was knighted in 1945. His autobiography, My Life and Times, appeared in 1970.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Herbert, A. P." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Herbert, A. P." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-HerbertAP.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Herbert, A. P." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-HerbertAP.html |
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