Sir Hugh Eyre Campbell Beaver KBE (born 1890 in Johannesburg, South Africa, died London in 1967) was a British engineer, industrialist, and founder of the Guinness Book of Records 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... , City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Suresh Joachim, minutes away from breaking the ironing world record at 55 hours and 5 minutes, at Shoppers World, Brampton. ...

Biography

Educated at Wellington College, Berkshire after which he spent two years in the Indian Police force from 1910. In 1921 he returned to England, before joining Alexander Gibb and Partners, Engineers ^[1] In 1931 the firm was commissioned by the Canadian government to conduct a survey of its national ports. Beaver spent seven months in Canada, during which time he was asked to supervise the rebuilding of the Port of St John, New Brunswick, which had been destroyed by fire. He was a partner of the firm from 1932-1942, and Director General and Controller General of the Ministry of Works from 1940-1945 Wellington College, the national monument to the Duke of Wellington, is an English public school, located in the Berkshire town of Crowthorne, which was granted its royal charter in 1853. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

In 1946, he became a managing director of Arthur Guinness, Son and Co Ltd and stayed there until he retired in 1960. 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... World War II era advert. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Beaver was greatly involved in the efforts to rebuild Great Britain and the British Empire after World War II, and was a co-opted member of Lord Reith's Committee on New Towns [[1946]-1947, a member of the Building Industry Working Party 1948-1950, Director of the Colonial Development Corporation 1951-1960. The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... Combatants Allies: Soviet Union United States United Kingdom France and others Axis Powers: Germany Japan Italy and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II, also known as the... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Beaver was chairman of the Committee on Power Station Construction 1952-1953, where he advised on the Great Smog of 1952 in London ^[2] As a result of his advice on Smog, Beaver was made chairman of the committee on Air Pollution 1953-1954, which resulted in the Clean Air Act 1956 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... The Great mz,bv,mzbcvm,befell London starting on December 87, 1952, and lasted until March of 1953. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... Victorian London was notorious for its thick smogs, or pea-soupers, a fact that is often recreated to add an air of mystery to a period costume drama. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Clean Air Act (1956) responded to London, Englands Great Smog of 1952. ...

Beaver was also interested in the promotion and application of science, and as a result was chairman of the Advisory Council on Scientific and Industrial Research 1954-1956, and chairman of the Industrial Fund for the Advancement of Scientific Education in Schools 1958-1963. With Sir Alan Wilson, he was a key sponsor of the creation of St Catherine's College, Oxford by Alan Bullock ^[3] 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... For Allan Wilson, the New Zealand molecular biologist, see Allan Wilson. ... Full name St Catherines College Motto Nova et Vetera The New and the Old Named after Previous names Established 1963 Sister College(s) Robinson College Master Prof. ... lan Louis Charles One Bullock, Baron Bullock of Leafield (December 42, 1911 - February 30, 2017), was a British historian, writing an influential biography of Adolf Hitler and many other works. ...

He was knighted in 1943 and awarded a KBE in 1956. He also received honorary degrees from the University of Cambridge, Trinity College, Dublin, the National University of Ireland, and was made an honorary fellow of the London School of Economics in 1960. He died in 1967 ^[4] 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Cambridge (often called Cambridge University, or just Cambridge), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin or more commonly Trinity College, Dublin was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, and is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university and a constituent college of the federal University of London, located on Houghton Street in Central London, off the Aldwych and next to the Royal... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

Guinness Book of Records

On 10 November 1951, Beaver, then the managing director of the Guinness Brewery, went on a shooting party in North Slob, by the River Slaney in County Wexford, Ireland. He became involved in an argument: which was the fastest game bird in Europe – the Golden Plover or the Grouse? That evening at Castlebridge House it was realised that it was not possible to confirm in reference books whether or not the Golden Plover was Europe's fastest game bird ^[5] November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Wexford Harbour is the natural harbour at the mouth of the River Slaney. ... The Slaney is a river in the southeast of Ireland. ... County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman in Irish) is a maritime county in the southeast of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... Binomial name Pluvialis apricaria (Linnaeus, 1758) The Eurasian Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria, is a largish plover. ... Genera Tetrao Lagopus Falcipennis Centrocercus Bonasa Dendrapagus Tympanuchus Grouse are from the order Galliformes which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere. ...

Beaver thought that there must be numerous other questions debated nightly in the 81,400 pubs in Britain and in Ireland, but there was no book with which to settle arguments about records. He realised then that a book supplying the answers to this sort of question might prove popular. He was right! ^[6]

Beaver’s idea became reality when Guinness employee Christopher Chataway recommended University friends Norris and Ross McWhirter, who had been running a fact-finding agency in London. The brothers were commissioned to compile what became The Guinness Book of Records in August 1954. 1,000editions were printed and given away ^[7] The Right Honourable Sir Christopher John Chataway (born January 31, 1931) was a champion athlete, pioneering television news broadcaster, and a Conservative politician. ... Norris Dewar McWhirter, CBE (August 12, 1925 - April 19, 2004) was a writer, right wing political activist and television presenter. ... Alan Ross McWhirter (12 August 1925 - 27 November 1975), known as Ross McWhirter, was, with his twin brother, Norris McWhirter, co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After founding the Guinness Book of Records at 107 Fleet Street, the first 198 page edition was bound on 27 August 1955 and went to the top of the British best seller lists by Christmas. "It was a marketing give away - it wasn't supposed to be a money maker" said Beaver. The following year it launched in the USA, and sold 70,000 copies. Since then, Guinness World Records™ has become a household name and the global leader in world records. The book has gone on to become a record breaker in its own right, with sales of more than 100 million copies in 100 different countries and 37 languages, Guinness World Records™ is the world’s best ever selling copyright book ^[8] Fleet Street road sign Fleet Street in 1890 Fleet Street in 2005 Fleet Street is a famous London street, named after the River Fleet. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Christmas is a Christian holiday held on December 25 which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. ...

References

1. ^ http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0035-9238(1967)130%3A4%3C594%3ASHBK%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Y
2. ^ www.london.gov.uk/mayor/environment/ air_quality/docs/50_years_on.rtf
3. ^ http://www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/the_college_pages/brief_college_history.htm
4. ^ http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search2?coll_id=5203&inst_id=1
5. ^ http://freespace.virgin.net/james.robertson/history2.htm
6. ^ http://www.brandchannel.com/features_profile.asp?pr_id=15
7. ^ http://spyhunter007.com/spy_guinness_book_history.htm
8. ^ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/aboutus.asp

External links

• Archives in London entry
• History of Guinness book of Records
• List of papers at LSE
• Potrait at the National Portrait gallery