Frederick Le Gros Clark (3 September 1892 – 22 September 1977) was a British children's author, and an expert on malnutrition.

Early life

Frederick Le Gros Clark was born on 3 September 1892 in Chislet, Kent, England, the son of Rev. Edward Travers Clark, and his wife Ethel May. His grandfather was the surgeon Frederick Le Gros Clark (1811-1892). He was awarded a scholarship for Blundell's School, Tiverton from 1906, and a scholarship to study Classics at

Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. One of Oxford's oldest colleges, it was founded around 1263 by John I de Balliol, a landowner from Barnard Castle in County Durham, who provided the f ...

in 1911. He served throughout the First World War, and had an accident on the very last day, losing his right hand and his sight in both eyes. His brother was Sir Wilfrid Le Gros Clark, Professor of Anatomy at the University of Oxford and the University of London.

Career

In 1939, he co-wrote "Our Food Problem and Its Relation to Our National Defences".

Publications

*''Apparition'' (1928) - adult novel *''Between Two Men'' (1935) - adult novel *''The Adventures of the Little Pig'' (1937) - for children *''The Deep Shelter Mystery'' - for children *''Audrey in the Spring'' - for children

Personal life

He married Ida Clark. His second wife was Winifred. Le Gros Clark died in Cambridge on 22 September 1977, aged 85.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Gros Clark, Frederick 1892 births 1977 deaths British children's writers British nutritionists British blind people Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford People educated at Blundell's School