Benjamin Hutchison Humble
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(1903–1977) was a Scottish writer and climber who was responsible for the creation of
Scottish Mountain Rescue teams as we know them today. He was also a keen photographer and film maker. During the
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
he produced several educational films in order to support the war effort.
Humble was born in
Dumbarton in 1903, one of the sons of the manager of
Dennystown Forge. Despite his total deafness he became a dentist, later making advances in
forensic dentistry.
A biography of his life, ''The Voice of the Hills: The Story of Ben Humble'' was written by his nephew Roy Humble in 1995.
Works
Books
* ''Arrochar and District: A Complete Guide'' (1930)
* ''Tramping in Skye'' (1933)
* ''The Songs of Skye'' (1934)
* ''Wayfaring Around Scotland'' (1936)
* ''Songs For Climbers'' (1938), a collection of climbing songs put together by Humble and his publisher W.M.McLellan
* ''Rock Climbs on the Cobbler'' (1940), written with the assistance of J.B.Nimlin and G.C.Williams
* ''On Scottish Hills'' (1946)
* ''The Cuillin of Skye'' (1952)
* ''Rock Climbs at Arrochar'' (1954), written with the assistance of J.B.Nimlin.
Films
* ''A Bomb Fell'' (1941)
* ''A Cragsman's Day'' (1946)
* ''Holidays in Arrochar'' (1949)
Notes
References
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Scottish mountain climbers
Scottish dentists
1977 deaths
1903 births
Scottish film producers
People from Dumbarton
Scottish non-fiction writers
20th-century dentists
20th-century Scottish businesspeople
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