Andrew Philip Kingsford Osmond (March 16, 1938 - April 14, 1999) was a British diplomat, novelist and the original Lord Gnome, one of the co-founders of

Private Eye ''Private Eye'' is a British fortnightly satire, satirical and current affairs (news format), current affairs news magazine, founded in 1961. It is published in London and has been edited by Ian Hislop since 1986. The publication is widely r ...

magazine in 1961. Born in Barnoldby-le-Beck, Lincolnshire 16 March 1938 son of Kingsford Osmond scion of a well-known Lincolnshire farming family. Educated at

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of ...

and

Brasenose College Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the m ...

, Oxford (1961) Osmond joined the Foreign Office in 1962, being posted first to West Africa where he met

Douglas Hurd Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell, (born 8 March 1930) is a British Conservative Party politician who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1979 to 1995. A career diplomat and political secretary to ...

, then subsequently Rome. He gave

its name, but had sold the majority of his shares less than a year after its launch. He returned to

as managing director 1969-1973 when he increased sales by 160%

Published works

* '' Send him Victorious'' (1968) with

* '' The Smile on the Face of the Tiger'' (1969) with

* '' Scotch on the Rocks'' (1971) with

* '' Harris in Wonderland:'' By Philip Reid (pseudonym of

Richard Ingrams Richard Reid Ingrams (born 19 August 1937 in Chelsea, London) is an English journalist, a co-founder and second editor of the British satirical magazine '' Private Eye'', and founding editor of '' The Oldie'' magazine. He left the latter job ...

and Andrew Osmond) 1973 * ''Saladin!'' (1975) * '' Plenty''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Osmond, Andrew English satirists 1938 births 1999 deaths British male novelists People educated at Harrow School People from Lincolnshire People associated with Brasenose College, Oxford