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Leslie Greener

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Herbert Leslie Greener (February 13, 1900 - December 8, 1974) was a soldier, writer, artist, journalist, and egyptologist.[1] He was born in Constantia, South Africa.[2] He studied at Felsted School from 1914 to 1917, then Sandhurst, before joining the Indian Army.[2]

His first marriage was to painter Rhona Haszard. The couple lived on the premises of Victoria College in Alexandria, Egypt, where he taught art and French.[3]

He wrote about his time as a prisoner of the Japanese while serving in the Australian Army during World War II.[4]

Leslie Greener, Rue de la Poste, Alexandria (c.1929), oil on canvas, Collection: Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, purchased 2010.

He lived in Hobart, Tasmania.

Published works

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  • No Time to Look Back, Victor Gollancz, 1950
  • Moon Ahead, Viking Press, New York (1951) hb/William Pène du Bois
  • The Wizard Boatman of the Nile and Other Tales from Egypt, George G Harrap, London (1957)
  • High Dam over Nubia (1962)
  • The Discovery of Egypt (1966)[5]

References

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  1. ^ Giordano, Margaret, "Greener, Herbert Leslie (1900–1974)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 12 September 2020
  2. ^ a b "(Herbert) Leslie Standerwick Greener | Artefacts of Excavation". egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk.
  3. ^ "VICTORIA COLLEGE". www.egy.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Leslie Greener". The Happiness Box.
  5. ^ "Greener, Leslie [WorldCat Identities]".