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Hart-Davis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *
Adam Hart-Davis Adam John Hart-Davis (born 4 July 1943) is an English scientist, author, photographer, historian and broadcaster. He presented the BBC television series '' Local Heroes'' and '' What the Romans Did for Us'', the latter spawning several spin-off ...
(born 1943), English scientist, author, photographer, historian and broadcaster; son of Rupert Hart-Davis and brother of Duff Hart-Davis * Alice Hart-Davis (born 1963), British journalist and author; daughter of Duff Hart-Davis * Deirdre Hart-Davis (1909–1999), English socialite; sister of Rupert Hart-Davis * Duff Hart-Davis (born 1936), British biographer, naturalist and journalist; son of Rupert Hart-Davis, brother of Adam Hart-Davis, and father of Alice Hart-Davis * Jack Hart-Davis (1900–1963), South African cricket umpire *
Rupert Hart-Davis Sir Rupert Charles Hart-Davis (28 August 1907 – 8 December 1999) was an English publisher and editor. He founded the publishing company Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd. As a biographer, he is remembered for his ''Hugh Walpole'' (1952), as an editor, ...
(1907–1999), British publisher, literary editor, and man of letters; brother of Deirdre Hart-Davis and father of Duff and Adam Hart-Davis


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Hart Davis (1791–1854) Hart Davis (1791–1854) was a British parliamentarian. Davis matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford in 1809, and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1810. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Colchester (UK Parliament constituency), Colchester from 1812 ...
, British politician, MP for
Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in northeastern Essex, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the county, with a population of 130,245 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census. The demonym is ''Colcestrian''. Colchester occupies the ...
1812–18 *
Hart-Davis, MacGibbon The British publishing house of Hart-Davis, MacGibbon was formed in 1972 by its parent group, Granada. The parent company had acquired the publishing concern of Rupert Hart-Davis in 1963 and the house of MacGibbon & Kee (founded by James MacGib ...
, British publishing house * ''
Lyttelton/Hart-Davis Letters ''The Lyttelton/Hart-Davis Letters'' are a correspondence between two literary Englishmen, George Lyttelton (1883–1962) and Rupert Hart-Davis (1907–99), written between 1955 and Lyttelton's death, and published by Hart-Davis in six volumes b ...
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Rupert Hart-Davis Sir Rupert Charles Hart-Davis (28 August 1907 – 8 December 1999) was an English publisher and editor. He founded the publishing company Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd. As a biographer, he is remembered for his ''Hugh Walpole'' (1952), as an editor, ...
' published volumes of correspondence with
George William Lyttelton The Hon George William Lyttelton (6 January 1883 – 1 May 1962) was a British teacher and ''littérateur'' from the Lyttelton family. Known in his lifetime as an inspiring teacher of classics and English literature at Eton, and an avid sp ...
* William Hart Davis, pen name of
Bill Pronzini Bill Pronzini (born April 13, 1943) is an American writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories. Pronzini is ...
(born 1943), American writer * William Watts Hart Davis (1820–1910), American brigadier general


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Hart (surname) Hart is an English, German, Dutch, Jewish (Ashkenazic), French and Irish surname. Notable people and characters with the surname Hart include: A * Aaron Hart (disambiguation), any of several people of the same name * Alan Hart (disambiguati ...
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Davis (surname) Davis is a surname of Welsh origin. It may be a corruption of Dyfed. Dyfed is recorded as a surname as late as the twelfth century, e.g. Gwynfard Dyfed, born 1175. Dafydd (generally translated into English as David) appears as a given name in ...
* {{surname, Hart-Davis Compound surnames English-language surnames Surnames of English origin