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Authorized form of name
Beeston, Alfred Felix Landon, 1911-1995
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Dates of existence
1911-1995
History
Beeston, Alfred Felix Landon, son of Herbert Arthur Beeston, patent agent, and Edith Mary, d. of William Landon of Hackney; b. 23 Feb. 1911; adm. Sept. 1923 (A, non-res. KS); left 1929; Ch. Ch. Oxf., matric. 1929, BA 1933 (1st class hons in Oriental Languages), James Mew Arabic Schol. 1934, MA 1936, DPhil 1937; sen. asst Bodley's Library 1935, Sub-Librarian and Keeper of Oriental Books 1946; Intell. Corps 1940-5 (Capt.); Laudian Prof. of Arabic 1955-78; Feliow of St John's Coll. Oxf. 1955, Emeritus 1978; FBA 1965; author of several works on Arabic literature and language.
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GB 2014
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1919 to Election 1989, Volume 4, compiled by F.E. Pagan and H.E. Pagan, Padstow, 1992