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Norman Davey, (5 May 1888 – 6 June 1949) was an English engineer, soldier and professional writer. == Early life == Henry Norman Davey was born in Malden in Surrey on 5 May 1888, the son of Henry Davey, a distinguished engineer and inventor, and his wife, Elizabeth Barbenson Le Ber, the daughter of Pierre Barbenson Le Ber, of Alderney, Channel Islands.〔''Who Was Who, 1916 – 1928'' (London: A&C Black Limited, 1929), p. 265.〕 He was christened in St John’s Church, Malden, on 19 June 1888.〔Birth registered in the Kingston Registration District in the second quarter of 1888. Baptismal Register, St John's Church, Malden. National Archives, Census Return, 1901 (RG13; Piece: 600; Folio: 45; Page: 11).〕 He attended Ripley Court School between 1900–1904, but thereafter underwent private tuition at home.〔National Archives, Census Return, 1901 (RG13; Piece: 600; Folio: 45; Page: 11). Institution of Mechanical Engineers (London), Mechanical Engineering Records, 1847–1930.〕 In 1907 he went up to Clare College, Cambridge. Although studying natural sciences, he soon began to display his lifelong interest and skill in creative writing. During the Michaelmas term of 1909 he served as co-editor of the university newspaper, ''Granta'', and he achieved prominence as a student poet. He passed in the third class of the Natural Sciences Tripos, part I, and graduated with an honours degree in 1910.〔''The Times'' (Friday, 17 June 1910), p. 12. F.A. Rice, ''The Granta And Its Contributors, 1889 1914'' (1924), ''passim.'' Some of his poems were later reprinted in ''Cambridge Poets 1900–1913. An Anthology'' (Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., 1913).〕 During the following year, 1911, he visited the United States, spending time particularly in Virginia and the Carolinas.〔G.M. Overton, ''When Winter Comes to Main Street'' (New York: George H. Doran Company, 1922), pp. 36–37.〕 Then, returning to England, it seems he prepared to become a qualified and practising engineer. In June 1911 his father, acting on his behalf, had submitted an application for him to be elected as a Graduate of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He himself sat, and passed, the examinations for associate membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers in February 1912.〔Institution of Mechanical Engineers (London), Mechanical Engineering Records, 1847–1930. ''The Times'' (Wednesday, 20 March 1912), p. 28.〕 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「Norman Davey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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