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Leslie L. R. Hausburg
Leslie Leopold Rudolph Hausburg (May 1872 – 3 July 1917)"In Memorium." in ''The London Philatelist'', Vol. XXVI, No. 307, July 1917, pp. 155-158. was a British philatelist who was one of the "Fathers of Philately". His name was entered on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921. He was also a leading tennis player. Early life Hausburg, the son of F.L.L. Hausburg, was born at The Glebe, Penshurst, Kent on 26 May 1872. He was educated at Tunbridge Wells, Clifton and then Trinity College, Cambridge where he graduated with a B.A. in the Mathematical Tripos in 1894. He served an electrical engineering apprenticeship with ''Johnson & Phillips'', but never practised. At 23 he married Beatrice Riseley, a member of a noted tennis family. Hausburg played with success at various tennis tournaments including Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon. Philately Hausburg was a specialist in plating. He made plating studies of Victoria, Peru, Mexico, and Venezuela, and was an expert on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The London Philatelist
''The London Philatelist'' was first published in January 1892 by , Barnet & District Philatelic Society, 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013. and is the of the . History From its beginning until 1943 it was published monthly. Since 1991 it has been published ten times annually. An article about its history in the December 2014 issue (the 1303rd) contains a chart with the date and whole number of all i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |