Grimble, Arthur, 1888-1956

LC control no.	n 88226697
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Grimble, Arthur, 1888-1956 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Grimble, Arthur Francis, Sir, 1888-1956
Associated place	Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony
Birth date	1888-06-11
Death date	1956-12-13
Place of birth	Hong Kong (China)
Place of death	London (England)
Found in	Tungaru traditions: writings on the Atoll culture of the Gilbert Islands, 1989: CIP title page (Arthur Francis Grimble) page before title page (Sir Arthur Grimble, 1888-1956) LC data base, 1/12/89 (hdg.: Grimble, Arthur, Sir) Dict. nat. biog., 1951-1960, c1971: p. 441 (Grimble, Sir Arthur Francis, 1888-1956) A pattern of islands, 1952: title page (Arthur Grimble) Return to the islands: life and legend in the Gilberts, 1957: title page (Arthur Grimble) War finds its way to Gilbert Islands, 1943: title page (Arthur Grimble) Wikipedia, November 11, 2015 (Arthur Grimble; Sir Arthur Francis Grimble; born June 11, 1888 in Hong Kong; died December 13, 1956 in London; British civil servant and writer; after joining the Colonial Office, he became a cadet administrative officer in the Gilberts (1914) and became resident commissioner of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony in 1926; a specialist in the myths and oral traditions of Kiribati people, he learned the Gilbertese language; he wrote A Pattern of Islands (London, John Murray 1952, published in US as We Chose the Islands) and Return to the Islands (1957) which were best-sellers; the 1956 film, Pacific Destiny, was based on his experiences; his scientific work on the Gilbertese culture, Tungaru Traditions: writings on the atoll culture of the Gilbert Islands, was published by Henry Evans Maude, in 1989)
Associated language	eng