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Huw Lewis-Jones (born 2 May 1980) is a British historian, editor, broadcaster and art director. Formerly a historian and Curator of Art at the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lewis-Jones left Cambridge in June 2010 to pursue book and broadcasting projects. He is the Editorial Director of the independent publishing company Polarworld. ==Biography== Grandson of a Royal Navy commander, Lewis-Jones attended Elizabeth College, Guernsey, before studying as a geography undergraduate at St John's College, Cambridge, where he was a Davidson Scholar. He earned a Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy in the history of exploration at the University of Cambridge. Lewis-Jones' ongoing research interests include the intellectual history of exploration, maritime hagiography, and the cultural history of the nineteenth century. His particular expertise is in Antarctic and Arctic exploration, portraiture, print culture, and the history of photography and he lectures widely on these and other subjects.〔( University of Cambridge online profile )〕〔(Polarworld online profile )〕〔(Royal Collection online )〕 Until 2010, Lewis-Jones was historian and Curator of Art at the Scott Polar Research Institute. Founded in 1920, the Institute is the oldest international centre for polar research within a university and has recently been awarded a major Heritage Lottery Fund award to redevelop its permanent galleries, providing additional exhibition space and enhancing its collections for educational research.〔( University of Cambridge press release )〕 Among other responsibilities, Lewis-Jones researched and acquired the new national collection of Inuit art, also supported the Heritage Lottery Fund.〔( University of Cambridge press release )〕 Before returning to the University of Cambridge, Lewis-Jones was a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University and Curator of Imperial and Maritime History at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Lewis-Jones is a council member of the national charity The 1805 Club, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of The Travellers Club, London. He is also Editor of the annual maritime history journal of the 1805 Club, ''The Trafalgar Chronicle''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Council Members )〕 Lewis-Jones and his partner, writer and photographer Kari Herbert, divided their time between Cambridge and London. they live with daughter Nell by the sea in Cornwall.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About – Kari Herbert )〕 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「Huw Lewis-Jones」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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