Sir Walter Rangeley Maitland Lamb KCVO (5 January 1882 – 27 March 1961) was a British classical lecturer, author and translator. He was Secretary of the

Royal Academy The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purp ...

from 1913 to 1951. He was born in

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater A ...

, Australia. He was appointed a

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, ...

(CVO), and on 1 January 1943, a Knight Commander of the Order (KCVO).

Publications

*''The Royal Academy : a short history of its foundation and development'' by Sir Walter R.M. Lamb (1951)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamb, Walter Rangeley Maitland 1882 births 1961 deaths 20th-century translators Australian art historians Australian expatriates in the United Kingdom Australian Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Australian translators Alumni of the Royal Academy Schools