Gerald Palmer (author)
Gerald Eustace Howell Palmer (9 June 1904 – 7 February 1984) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.
He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchester from 1935 until his defeat at the 1945 general election by the Labour candidate George Jeger. He also played cricket for Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship from 1925 to 1930.[1]
After losing his seat in parliament in the 1945 election, Palmer travelled to Mount Athos, which led to a deepening interest in Greek Orthodoxy. He spent much of the rest of his life working on translations of key Orthodox texts, including the Philokalia (together with Kallistos Ware and Philip Sherrard.
Palmer served on the Council of Reading University before becoming president of it in 1966.
He died in 1984 at his home near Newbury.
References
- ^ "Player profile: Gerald Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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- The Times, obituary, 17 February 1984
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