Hugh Chisholm (February 22, 1866 – September 29, 1924) was a British journalist, and editor of the 11th and 12th editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc
He was born in London, a son of Henry Williams Chisholm, Warden of the Standards at the Board of Trade. The Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government Hugh Chisholm was educated at Felstead School and Christ Church, Oxford, read for the Bar and was called to the Middle Temple in 1892. Not to be confused with Christchurch, a city in New Zealand. Christ Church (Ædes Christi the temple or house of Christ and thus sometimes known as The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as Barristers Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
He worked for The St James's Gazette as assistant editor from 1892 and was appointed editor in 1897. He moved in 1899 to The Standard as chief leader-writer and moved in 1900 to The Times, to act as co-editor with Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace and President Hadley of Yale on the preparation of the seven volumes forming the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. The Standard ( is an English Free newspaper of Hong Kong. It was called the Hong Kong Standard and changed to HKiMail during the Internet The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. He became in 1903 editor for the 11th edition (1910-1911).
Chisholm had been suggested as replacement as Editor of The Times as an alternative to Dawson, and in 1913, following his return from America overseeing the printing of The Britannica Year-Book, he was appointed day editor. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. In August 1913 he was appointed a director of the company. He was financial editor throughout World War I, resigning in 1920 when he embarked on the editorship of the three volumes forming the 12th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica, which was published in 1922. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
Grace Chisholm was his sister. Grace Chisholm Young ( March 15, 1868 - March 29, 1944) was an English Mathematician.
References
- Article "Hugh Chisholm", in Encyclopædia Britannica, 12th edition (1922), vol 30, p 669.
- The Times, 30 September, 1924, p 14, Issue 43770, Col d. Obituary of Chisholm.
- Janet E. Courtney: An Oxford Portrait Gallery, (London) 1931, pp 167-157. Janet Elizabeth Courtney (born Barton-on-Humber 27 November 1865; died London 24 September 1954) was a scholar writer and feminist Janet Courtney, née Hogarth,worked for The Times Book Club and was later responsible for the arrangement of the Index volume to the 11th and 12th editions of Encyclopædia Britannica. The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc
- Anon, History of the Times, Vol 3, 1884 - 1912, (1939) pp 121, 519, 755, 829
- Ibid, Vol 4, 1912 - 1920, (1947) pp 143, 137, 138, 208, 472
- Dictionary of National Biography, article "Hugh Chisholm"
External links
- The Chisholm family [1]
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