Sir Frederick John Pollock, 4th Baronet (26 Dec 1878 – 22 July 1963) was an English historian, journalist and translator.

Life

John Pollock was the son of

Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Baronet Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Baronet PC, FBA (10 December 1845 – 18 January 1937) was an English jurist best known for his ''History of English Law before the Time of Edward I'', written with F.W. Maitland, and his lifelong correspondence w ...

and Georgina Harriet Deffell, younger daughter of John Deffell, of Calcutta. He was educated at

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...

, graduated in 1900, and continued his education at

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge or Oxford. ...

(Bachelor of Arts, Fellow 1902, Master of Arts 1904). From 1915 to 1919, John Pollock was in Poland and Russia as chief commissioner of the Great Britain to Poland and Galicia Fund under the Russian Red Cross. He was awarded the

Order of Saint Anna The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (russian: Орден Святой Анны; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Hol ...

. In 1920 he married famous Russian actress Lydia Borisovna Yavorskaya (Gubbenet / Hubbenet) (1874-1921), ex-wife of writer prince Vladimir Baryatinskiy. They had no children, and the next year she died. On 28 April 1925 he married Alix Soubiran, daughter of Jean Julien I'Estom Soubiran, of Bordeaux. She died on 14 April 1968. Pollock succeeded as 4th Baronet on 18 January 1937. He died on 22 July 1963 at age 84. Pollock's son, George Frederick Pollock (1928-2016), a photographer and inventor, succeeded to the baronetcy.Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 3, page 3165.

Works

* ''The Popish Plot; A Study in the History of the Reign of Charles II'' (1903), London, Duckworth * ''Lord Acton at Cambridge'' (1904) * ''Three plays by

Eugène Brieux Eugène Brieux (; 19 January 18586 December 1932), French dramatist, was born in Paris of poor parents. Biography Works A one-act play, ''Bernard Palissy'', written in collaboration with M. Gaston Salandri, was produced in 1879, but he h ...

'' (1911): ** ''

Damaged Goods Damaged goods or Damaged Goods may refer to: * Goods that have been damaged, where goods are items that satisfy human wants and provide utility * A person considered to be less than perfect psychologically, as a result of a traumatic experience ...

'', translated by John Pollock ** ''Maternity'' (new version), translated by John Pollock * ''War and Revolution in Russia'' (1918), London, Constable & Co Ltd * ''The Bolshevik Adventure'' (1919), London, Constable & Co Ltd * ''Anatole France himself: a Boswellian record by his secretary, Jean Jacques Brousson'' (1927, 1934), translated by John Pollock * ''The everlasting bonfire'' (1940), London, Chapman & Hall * ''Time's Chariot'' (1950) * ''Curtain up'' (1958), London, P. Davies * * ''Twelve One-Acters'' (1926) The Cayme Press (Plays) * ''Listening to Lacoste'' (1926) Mills & Boon (tennis) * ''Paris and Parisians'' (1929) Geoffrey Bles

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pollock, John 1878 births 1963 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom English historians English male journalists English translators People educated at Eton College Recipients of the Order of St. Anna