Sydney Waterlow (diplomat)
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Sir Sydney Philip Perigal Waterlow (22 October 1878, New Barnet
- 4 December 1944, Oare, Wiltshire
) was a British diplomat, Ambassador to Greece from 1933 to 1939.
and Trinity College, Cambridge
, where he gained a first class in the Classics Tripos (B.A. 1900, M.A. 1905).
Waterlow joined the Diplomatic Service in 1900. From 1900 to 1901 he served in the Eastern Department of the Foreign Office. He was an Attaché in Washington in 1901, and Third Secretary from 1902 to 1905. Resigning from the Foreign Office, Waterlow left the Foreign Office to became a University extension lecturer until the outbreak of World War I
, when he returned to the FO. He rose to be Acting First Secretary in 1919, and participated in the Paris Peace Conference
.
From 1922 to 1924 he was Director of the Foreign division of the Department of Overseas Trade, and from 1924 to 1926 he was a Counsellor in the Foreign Office. He was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Bangkok
from 1924 to 1926, in Addis
from 1928-9, in Sofia
from 1929 to 1933, and in Athens
from 1933 to 1939.
Waterlow was also an author, editor and translator of several literary and classical works. He married twice: in 1902 to Alice Isabella Pollock, the only daughter of Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Baronet, and in 1913 to Helen Margery Eckhard, a daughter of Gustav Eckhard of Didsbury
. Awarded the C.B.E. in 1920 and the K.C.M.G. in 1935, he was also made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. He died 4 December 1944 at Oare near Marlborough.
New Barnet
New Barnet is an area within the London Borough of Barnet. It is a largely residential North London suburb, close to the M25, A1 and M1.-History:...
- 4 December 1944, Oare, Wiltshire
Oare, Wiltshire
Oare is a small village near Marlborough and Pewsey in the County of Wiltshire, England.The A345 road runs through the village.-Geography:The village is within the parish of Huish with Oare and lies within the Devizes Parliamentary Constituency....
) was a British diplomat, Ambassador to Greece from 1933 to 1939.
Life
Sydney Waterlow was the eldest son of George Sydney Waterlow - the fourth son of Sir Sydney Waterlow, 1st Baronet - and Charlotte Elizabeth Beauchamp. He was educated at EtonEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, where he gained a first class in the Classics Tripos (B.A. 1900, M.A. 1905).
Waterlow joined the Diplomatic Service in 1900. From 1900 to 1901 he served in the Eastern Department of the Foreign Office. He was an Attaché in Washington in 1901, and Third Secretary from 1902 to 1905. Resigning from the Foreign Office, Waterlow left the Foreign Office to became a University extension lecturer until the outbreak of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, when he returned to the FO. He rose to be Acting First Secretary in 1919, and participated in the Paris Peace Conference
Paris Peace Conference
Paris Peace Conference may refer to:* Paris Peace Conference, 1919, negotiated the treaties ending World War I* Paris Peace Conference, 1946 July 29 to October 15, 1946See also...
.
From 1922 to 1924 he was Director of the Foreign division of the Department of Overseas Trade, and from 1924 to 1926 he was a Counsellor in the Foreign Office. He was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
from 1924 to 1926, in Addis
Addis
Addis can refer to several things:Places*Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia**Addis Ababa University**Addis Ababa Agreement *Addis, Louisiana, USAPeople*Addis Abebe, a long distance runner*Bob Addis, a former baseball player...
from 1928-9, in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
from 1929 to 1933, and in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
from 1933 to 1939.
Waterlow was also an author, editor and translator of several literary and classical works. He married twice: in 1902 to Alice Isabella Pollock, the only daughter of Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Baronet, and in 1913 to Helen Margery Eckhard, a daughter of Gustav Eckhard of Didsbury
Didsbury
Didsbury is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre, in the southern half of the Greater Manchester Urban Area...
. Awarded the C.B.E. in 1920 and the K.C.M.G. in 1935, he was also made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. He died 4 December 1944 at Oare near Marlborough.
Works
- ShelleyPercy Bysshe ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley was famous for his association with John Keats and Lord Byron...
, 1900 - (tr. and ed.) The MedeaMedea (play)Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed...
& HippolytusHippolytus (play)Hippolytus is an Ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides, based on the myth of Hippolytus, son of Theseus. The play was first produced for the City Dionysia of Athens in 428 BC and won first prize as part of a trilogy....
of Euripedes, 1906 - (ed.) In praise of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, an anthology in prose and verse, 1912 - (tr. with Desmond MacCarthyDesmond MacCarthySir Desmond MacCarthy was a British literary critic and journalist.-Early life and education:MacCarthy was born in Plymouth, Devon, and educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge. At Cambridge he got to know Lytton Strachey, Bertrand Russell and G. E...
) The Death of a Nobody, by Jules RomainsJules RomainsJules Romains, born Louis Henri Jean Farigoule , was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement...
, 1913 - (ed. with Cora May Williams) The analysis of sensations, and the relation of the physical to the psychical by Ernst MachErnst MachErnst Mach was an Austrian physicist and philosopher, noted for his contributions to physics such as the Mach number and the study of shock waves...
, 1914 - Memories of Henry JamesHenry JamesHenry James, OM was an American-born writer, regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism. He was the son of Henry James, Sr., a clergyman, and the brother of philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James....
, 1926