Alan Charles Laurence Whistler (January 21, 1912-December 19, 2000) (always referred to as Laurence Whistler) was a British poet and artist, who devoted himself to glass engraving, including some celebrated examples of stained glass. He was the brother of Rex Whistler. His son Simon Wistler followed him as an engraver on glass. January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... A poet is some one who writes poetry. ... The material definition of glass is a uniform amorphous solid material, usually produced when a suitably viscous molten material cools very rapidly to below its glass transition temperature, thereby not giving enough time for a regular crystal lattice to form. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ... Image:Http://www. ...

His glass engravings are to be found in his hometown Salisbury, e.g. in the Morning Chapel at Salisbury Cathedral, UK, at St Hugh's College in Oxford, UK, at Stowe House in Stowe, UK, at the village church St Nicholas at Moreton in Dorset, UK, at Corning Museum of Glass, USA etc. Early works include a casket for the Queen Mother, and a hinged glass triptych to hold her daily schedule. Salisbury (pronounced Solsbree or Sauls-bree) is a small cathedral city in Wiltshire, England. ... Salisbury Cathedral in the early morning light. ... There are a number of people known by the name of Saint Hugh, at least three of whom are regarded as Christian saints, and each is known only as Saint Hugh: Please see one of the following: Hugh of Cluny (1024 - 1109), monastic Hugh of Grenoble (1052 - 1132), bishop Hugh... The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... The south or garden front of Stowe from Jones Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen (1829). ... The south or garden front of Stowe from Jones Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen (1819). ... Moreton is a village in Dorset, England, situated in the Piddle valley six miles east of Dorchester. ... Dorset (pronounced Dorsit, sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the southwest of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Corning Incorporated NYSE: GLW is an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. ... HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (née Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite) (4 August 1900 - 30 March 2002) was the Queen consort of George VI of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952. ...

In 1935, he received the first award of the King's Gold Medal for Poetry. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Queens Gold Medal for Poetry is awarded for a book of verse published by someone from the United Kingdom or a Commonwealth realm. ...

In 1939, he married his first wife, who died in 1944. They had two children. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...

In 1950, he married her younger sister, but the marriage was dissolved later. They had another two children. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1955, he received an Order of the British Empire 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) 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...

In 1973, he received an advanced Order of the British Empire, the CBE (Commander) 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) 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... CBE can stand for: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, a grade in the Order of the British Empire Calgary Board of Education, public school board for the city of Calgary, Alberta CBE (AM), callsign of the CBC Radio One AM station in Windsor, Ontario CBE-FM, callsign...

In 1975, he became first President of the new found British Guild of Glass Engravers (John Hutton was first Vice President and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was its first Patron). 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... A guild is an association of people of the same trade or pursuits (with a similar skill or craft), formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards of morality or conduct. ... John Hutton (born 1906 in New Zealand and died 1978 in England) is most famous for his glass engravings on the Great West Screen of Coventry Cathedral, UK, known as the Screen of Saints and Angels, 66 larger-than-life figures that took ten years of creation (e. ... HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (née Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite) (4 August 1900 - 30 March 2002) was the Queen consort of George VI of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952. ... Generally, patronage is the act of supporting or favoring some person, group, or institution. ...

In 1987, he married a third time, but was divorced in 1991. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He was made a Knight Bachelor in 2000 and was thereafter entitled to be known as Sir Laurence Whistler. The dignity of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Books

Laurence Whistler.The Initials in the Heart. Michael Russell Publ. Ltd (June 2000) ISBN 0-85955-257-8

Laurence Whistler. Point Engraving on Glass (The Decorative Arts Library). Publ. Walker Books Ltd (September 1997) ISBN 0-74451-894-6

Laurence Whistler.The Laughter and the Urn: The Life of Rex Whistler. Publ. Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd (January 1986) ISBN 0-29778-603-2

Laurence Whistler.The Image on the Glass. Publ. Murray in association with the Cupid Press (1975) ISBN 0-71953-275-2

Laurence Whistler.Stowe: Guide to the Gardens. Publ. E.N. Hillier & Sons. 3rd ed., further rev edition (January 1, 1974)

et al.

External links

• Obituary

• Stowe House