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Major FitzRoy Richard Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan (10 June 1885 – 1964) was a British soldier, beekeeper, farmer and independent scholar. He is best known for his book ''The Hero,'' in which he systematises hero myths. == Life == Raglan, the great-grandson of FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan of Crimean War fame, was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned a Second lieutenant in the Militia regiment the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers on 10 June 1902, before entering the British Army where he joined the Grenadier Guards. He served in Hong Kong, North Africa and Palestine, and eventually rising to the rank of major. From 1913 to 1918, he served in the Sudan, where he became interested in cultural anthropology, particularly that of the Lotuko people. An accomplished linguist, he became fluent in Arabic and produced the first Lotuko-English dictionary. A serious illness in 1914 prevented his assignment to the dangerous Western Front in the First World War; he remained instead in the Middle East. Following the death of his father in 1921, he retired from the army and returned to his ancestral home, Cefntilla Court in Monmouthshire. He ran the estate as a working farm, and was a proficient carpenter, bricklayer, and beekeeper. He became active in local affairs and began studying and writing in areas as varied as anthropology, political science, and architecture. Raglan published his first book, ''Jocasta's Crime'', in 1933, and ''The Hero'' in 1936. He worked independently of the academic establishment, carrying out little original research but synthesizing existing scholarship into provocative new lines of reasoning. He corresponded widely with scholars and participated in many professional associations, although he never pursued nor was awarded any academic degree. He served as president of the Folklore Society, Section H of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Royal Anthropological Institute, and many other organizations. Lady Raglan's lone foray into folklore was a notable success. In an article in the journal ''Folklore'' in 1939, she coined the term "Green Man" to describe the foliate heads found in English churches. Her theory on their origin is still debated. Raglan's own outspokenness and relentless skepticism earned him both admirers and detractors. An aristocrat, he often stated that there was "no such thing as a Norman pedigree" and was fond of pointing out cherished local legends that could not be historically true. He believed Shakespeare was actually a syndicate of a half-dozen writers, with Shakespeare himself writing only the comic parts of the plays. In 1934, he created a stir at a British Association meeting by declaring that black and white Americans would eventually merge into one race. In 1959, he aroused the fury of the Welsh Nationalist Party by declaring Welsh "a moribund language" and accused nationalists of trying to create a "fictitious druidical past". He ignored ensuing calls for his resignation as Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire and president of the National Museum of Wales. Until his death at 79 in 1964, Raglan remained an imposing figure, with a military bearing and gait. He was buried in the family plot in the Church of St John, Llandenny. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「FitzRoy Somerset, 4th Baron Raglan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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