GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-003168
NameGeorge Atherton Aitken
TitleMr.
Gendermale
Denomination
Livedb. 1860-03-19 - d. 1917-11-16 (new)
Linked Manuscriptsmanuscript owner - Sermons: HRC 74
Linked Sermons
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesUniversity College London -- Place of Study
Source of DataHannah Yip
Biographical Sources ConsultedHope Johnston, ‘Early Printed Chaucer Editions in the Harry Ransom Center’s George A. Aitken Collection’, Journal of the Early Book Society, 17 (2014), 311–325
Other NoteGeorge Atherton Aitken was born in Barkingside, Essex on 19 March 1860. He studied English at University College London, subsequently entering the civil service in 1883. In 1889, he published a two-volume biography of Richard Steele. Aitken transferred to the Home Office in 1892. In 1913, Aitken became head of the Children's Department at the Home Office. Notably, he became a Companion of the Order of Bath in 1917. He died on November 16 of the same year at the age of fifty-seven.
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
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| legacy.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uthrc/00874/hrc-00874.html | George Atherton Aitken: An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center. |
| discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F50692 | TNA Catalogue entry for George Atherton Aitken. |
GEMMS record createdOctober 27, 2020
GEMMS record last editedNovember 19, 2020