Frederic Arthur Hirtzel was born in Minehead, Somerset on 14 May 1870, the only child of Frederic and Florence Hirtzel.[1] He started his education at a preparatory school in Croydon and in 1882 went to Dulwich College.[1] From Dulwich he proceeded to Trinity College, Oxford,[2] where he gained a First in Classical Moderations (Greek and Latin) in 1891 and a First in Literae Humaniores (Greek and Roman history and Philosophy) in 1893.[3] He won a Craven Scholarship in 1891.[4] From 1895 to 1902 he was a Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford.[5]
In 1899 he married Olive Ransome; the couple had three daughters and one son.[6]
He entered the India Office in 1894. His first important posting came in March 1901 when he was appointed Private Secretary to Sir Arthur Godley, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India.[7] He later acted as Private Secretary to Sir John Morley, the Secretary of State for India, while he was promulgating what came to be known as the Morley-Minto Reforms which came into effect in 1909. Following this, he became Secretary in the Political Department from 1909 to 1917, followed by being appointed as the assistant under-secretary and then the deputy under-secretary of state during the period 1917 to 1924. Finally, he became the permanent under-secretary of state during the period 1924 to 1930 when he retired.
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in 1907 and a Knight Commander of the same order (KCB) in 1911.[5]
During the period 1925 to 1930, he was also Chairman of the Board of Governors at his old school, Dulwich College.
His main residences were 47 Palace Court, London, which he occupied during much of his official and married life, and East End House, Fairford, Gloucestershire, a spacious, three-storeyed property dating back to 1640 with later additions in the 1730s and 1890s.[6][2]
Perhaps surprisingly, Hirtzel never set foot in India, and his holidays were spent in Minehead and Cornwall.[8]
Imperial Christianity (reprinted from The East and the West), 1913.
The Church, the Empire, and the World, London: SPCK, 1919.
South Persia and the Great War: Discussion, The Geographical Journal, 58:2, August 1921, 117–8. [Discussion by Edmund Barrow, Arthur Hirtzel, George Napier and Charles Yate, 116-9, of Sir Percy Sykes, 'South Persia and the Great War', The Geographical Journal, 58:2, August 1921, 101–16.]
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^ abc"Sir Arthur Hirtzel". Obituaries. The Times. No. 47573. London. 4 January 1937. col B, p. 14.
^ ab'Sir Arthur Hirtzel', The Times, London, 4 January 1937, pg. 14.
^Oxford University Calendar 1895, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1895, pp. 278, 353.
^Oxford University Calendar 1895, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1895, p.40.
^ abWho's Who, 1935, London : A.& C. Black, 1935, p. 1575.
^ abWho Was Who, 1929-1940, London : A. & C. Black, 1941, p.645.
^The Times. No. 36402. London. 14 March 1901. p. 9. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^John Fisher, ‘Sir Arthur Hirtzel and the Pax Britannica in the Middle East’, Diplomacy & Statecraft, 32:2 (2021), 263-288
arthur, hirtzel, frederic, 1870, january, 1937, british, civil, servant, india, office, academic, bornfrederic, 1870, 1870minehead, somerset, englanddied2, january, 1937, 1937, aged, fairford, gloucestershire, englandnationalitybritishoccupationcivil, servants. Sir Frederic Arthur Hirtzel GCB 14 May 1870 1 January 1937 was a British civil servant in the India Office and an academic 1 Arthur HirtzelBornFrederic Arthur Hirtzel 1870 05 14 14 May 1870Minehead Somerset EnglandDied2 January 1937 1937 01 02 aged 66 Fairford Gloucestershire EnglandNationalityBritishOccupationCivil ServantSpouseOlive Ransome Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksBiography editFrederic Arthur Hirtzel was born in Minehead Somerset on 14 May 1870 the only child of Frederic and Florence Hirtzel 1 He started his education at a preparatory school in Croydon and in 1882 went to Dulwich College 1 From Dulwich he proceeded to Trinity College Oxford 2 where he gained a First in Classical Moderations Greek and Latin in 1891 and a First in Literae Humaniores Greek and Roman history and Philosophy in 1893 3 He won a Craven Scholarship in 1891 4 From 1895 to 1902 he was a Fellow of Brasenose College Oxford 5 In 1899 he married Olive Ransome the couple had three daughters and one son 6 He entered the India Office in 1894 His first important posting came in March 1901 when he was appointed Private Secretary to Sir Arthur Godley Permanent Under Secretary of State for India 7 He later acted as Private Secretary to Sir John Morley the Secretary of State for India while he was promulgating what came to be known as the Morley Minto Reforms which came into effect in 1909 Following this he became Secretary in the Political Department from 1909 to 1917 followed by being appointed as the assistant under secretary and then the deputy under secretary of state during the period 1917 to 1924 Finally he became the permanent under secretary of state during the period 1924 to 1930 when he retired He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath CB in 1907 and a Knight Commander of the same order KCB in 1911 5 During the period 1925 to 1930 he was also Chairman of the Board of Governors at his old school Dulwich College His main residences were 47 Palace Court London which he occupied during much of his official and married life and East End House Fairford Gloucestershire a spacious three storeyed property dating back to 1640 with later additions in the 1730s and 1890s 6 2 Perhaps surprisingly Hirtzel never set foot in India and his holidays were spent in Minehead and Cornwall 8 Publications editP Vergili Maronis Opera Recognovit brevique adnotatione critica instruxit Fredericus Arturus Hirtzel Oxford Clarendon 1900 Imperial Christianity reprinted from The East and the West 1913 The Church the Empire and the World London SPCK 1919 South Persia and the Great War Discussion The Geographical Journal 58 2 August 1921 117 8 Discussion by Edmund Barrow Arthur Hirtzel George Napier and Charles Yate 116 9 of Sir Percy Sykes South Persia and the Great War The Geographical Journal 58 2 August 1921 101 16 References edit a b c Sir Arthur Hirtzel Obituaries The Times No 47573 London 4 January 1937 col B p 14 a b Sir Arthur Hirtzel The Times London 4 January 1937 pg 14 Oxford University Calendar 1895 Oxford Oxford University Press 1895 pp 278 353 Oxford University Calendar 1895 Oxford Oxford University Press 1895 p 40 a b Who s Who 1935 London A amp C Black 1935 p 1575 a b Who Was Who 1929 1940 London A amp C Black 1941 p 645 The Times No 36402 London 14 March 1901 p 9 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a Missing or empty title help John Fisher Sir Arthur Hirtzel and the Pax Britannica in the Middle East Diplomacy amp Statecraft 32 2 2021 263 288External links editWorks by or about Arthur Hirtzel at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Hirtzel amp oldid 1127496943, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
