Hugo Nelson Tyerman (27 December 1880 – 7 September 1977) was a noted British journalist and writer, described by ''

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'' as "the doyen of Fleet Street Educational Journalists".

Biography

Born on 27 December 1880, Hugo Tyerman was educated at

Bedford School :''Bedford School is not to be confused with Bedford Girls' School, Bedford High School, Bedford Modern School, Old Bedford School in Bedford, Texas or Bedford Academy in Bedford, Nova Scotia.'' Bedford School is a public school (English indep ...

, between 1889 and 1898, where his father, Nelson Rich Tyerman, a noted Victorian poet, was a master. He was named after

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

, with whom Nelson Rich Tyerman regularly corresponded whilst completing some of the first English translations of Hugo's sonnets. His journalistic career began in 1898 when he joined Sir Isaac Pitman and Son, moving from there to Cassells, and then to the Harmsworth Group (later to become the

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) and commencing his long association with

Arthur Mee Arthur Henry Mee (21 July 187527 May 1943) was an English writer, journalist and educator. He is best known for ''The Harmsworth Self-Educator'', ''The Children's Encyclopædia'', ''The Children's Newspaper'', and ''The King's England''. The ...

. Tyerman was responsible for producing ''

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'' and was Art Editor of ''

The Children's Encyclopædia ''The Children's Encyclopædia'' was an encyclopaedia originated by Arthur Mee, and published by the Educational Book Company, a subsidiary of Northcliffe's Amalgamated Press, London. It was published from 1908 to 1964. Walter M. Jackson's co ...

'', a publication which he was later to revise and update. In 1919, the first edition of ''

The Children's Newspaper ''The Children's Newspaper'' was a long-running newspaper published by the Amalgamated Press (later Fleetway Publications) aimed at pre-teenage children founded by Arthur Mee in 1919. It ran for 2,397 weekly issues before being merged with ''Lo ...

'', the first weekly newspaper of its kind, was published. Tyerman wrote much of the material for the publication and, upon the death of

in 1943, he became its editor. He remained editor until his retirement in 1952 at the age of 72. In 1940,

's county series ''The King's England'' was first published and Tyerman wrote the volume on

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, which was the first to appear. The series was incomplete when

died and Tyerman was responsible for completing the works on the remaining counties. Hugo Tyerman was elected a

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of the

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in 1953. He died in

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, Surrey, on 7 September 1977.Obituary, ''The Ousel'', Vol.LXXXI, No.897, November 1977, p.120

References

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