Leslie Frank Newman (1882–1973) was a British chemist and folklorist.

Early life and education

Newman came from a farming family and was educated at Bishop's Stortford College and at Cambridge University.[1]

Chemist

He was a noted agricultural chemist and a Fellow of St. Catherine's, Cambridge. In 1919 he published A Course of Practical Chemistry for Agricultural Students with H.A.D Neville.[2]

Folklorist

Newman had a close knowledge of the East Anglian countryside, and a notable interest in folklore and related areas.[3] He was a member of the Folklore Society, contributing articles to the Society's journal Folklore on a range of topics. He served as the Folklore Society's President between 1943 and 1945.

15 volumes of newspaper cuttings collected by Newman, and dating from the early 1920s to the 1970s, are now housed in the Special Collections of the University of Sheffield Library. The cuttings come from a range of magazines and newspapers, and include articles on topics such as folklore, country customs, witchcraft and ghosts.[3]

Selected publications

  • Newman, L.F. (1942). "Some Notes on the Folklore of Poultry". Folklore. 53 (2): 104–111.[4]
  • Newman, L.F. (1942). "Some References to the Couvade in Literature". Folklore 53 (3): 148–157.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Death of Prof Newman". Herts and Essex Observer. 20 July 1973.
  2. ↑ NEWMAN, Leslie Frank; NEVILLE, Henry Allen Dugdale (1919). A Course of Practical Chemistry for Agricultural Students. University Press: Cambridge, 1919, etc. OCLC 562367593.
  3. 1 2 Sheffield, University of (2016-03-03). "Leslie F. Newman Collection - Special Collections - The University Library - The University of Sheffield". www.sheffield.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  4. ↑ Newman, L. F. (1942-06-01). "Some Notes on the Folklore of Poultry". Folklore. 53 (2): 104–111. doi:10.1080/0015587X.1942.9718299. ISSN 0015-587X.
  5. ↑ Newman, L. F. (1942-09-01). "Some References to the Couvade in Literature". Folklore. 53 (3): 148–157. doi:10.1080/0015587X.1942.9717638. ISSN 0015-587X.
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