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Arthur Douglas Lumb
d. 1938
A mining engineer and metallurgist, he wrote with the calm authority of someone who had worked close to the materials he described. His best-known book, The Platinum Metals, turns a specialized subject into a clear and practical survey.
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The platinum metals
by Arthur Douglas Lumb
About the author
Arthur Douglas Lumb died on February 4, 1938. He was educated at Harrow and trained at the Royal School of Mines, where he earned his A.R.S.M. in mining in 1910.
In 1911 he joined the Mineral Survey of Southern Nigeria under Sir Albert Kitson, beginning a career closely tied to geology, mining, and metallurgy. Records also show him as Major Arthur Douglas Lumb of the Royal Engineers, reflecting his military service as well as his technical background.
He is remembered in print for The Platinum Metals (1920), a concise study of platinum and related metals that was later preserved by Project Gutenberg. The book fits his wider career well: practical, scientific, and shaped by firsthand knowledge of mineral resources.