Christmas Humphreys

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Trinity_Hall,_Cambridge
gptkb:Malvern_College
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:OBE
gptkbp:birthDate 1901-02-15
gptkbp:deathDate 1983-04-13
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Christmas Humphreys
gptkbp:knownFor founding the Buddhist Society in London
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Inner_Temple
Buddhist Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableCase prosecution of John Christie
prosecution of Klaus Fuchs
prosecution of Timothy Evans
prosecution of William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:judge
gptkb:lawyer
Buddhist monk
author
gptkbp:parent Sir Travers Humphreys
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Recorder_of_Deal
Commissioner of Assize
Judge at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey)
President of the Buddhist Society
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse Dorothy Humphreys
gptkbp:wrote Concentration and Meditation
A Western Approach to Zen
Buddhism: An Introduction and Guide
The Buddhist Philosophy of Life
The Buddhist Way of Life
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buddhism_in_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7