| LC control no. | n 79066594 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PR6015.U476 |
| Personal name heading | Humphreys, Christmas, 1901-1983 |
| Variant(s) | Humphreys, Travers Christmas, 1901-1983 Humphreys, Christmas (Travers Christmas), 1901-1983 |
| Other standard no. | Q741873 |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Birth date | 1901-02-15 |
| Death date | 1983-04-13 |
| Place of birth | Ealing (London, England) |
| Place of death | St. John's Wood (London, England) |
| Field of activity | Zen Buddhism Law |
| Affiliation | Buddhist Society (London, England) |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Judges Authors |
| Found in | His The great pearl robbery of 1913 ... 1929. His The Buddhist way of action, 1989: title page (Christmas Humphreys) Brit. CIP (Humphreys, Christmas, 1901-1983) Taylor & Francis Group web site, Nov. 9, 2023: abstract (Christmas Humphreys first published this autobiography in 1978 about his life, private and in public. He was a lawyer or a judge in many murder trials. Of equal interest is his 50 years' of work in the field of English Buddhism. In 1924 he and his wife founded the Buddhist Society which would become hugely influential in the spread of Buddhism throughout the West.) <https://www-taylorfrancis-com.colorado.idm.oclc.org/books/mono/10.4324/9780203099353/sides-circle-christmas-humphreys> Wikipedia, 28 Nov. 2023 (Christmas Humphreys; Travers Christmas Humphreys; b. 15 Feb. 1901 in Ealing, Middlesex; d. 13 Apr. 1983 in St. John's Wood, London; British barrister who also wrote on Mahayana Buddhism) |
| Associated language | eng |
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