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Laurie Magnus
1872–1933
An English man of letters who moved easily between journalism, publishing, and literary scholarship, he helped shape early 20th-century cultural life while also writing thoughtfully about Jewish history and identity.
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The West Riding Territorials in the Great War
by Laurie Magnus
About the author
Born in London on August 5, 1872, he was the son of Sir Philip Magnus and was educated at St Paul's School and Magdalen College, Oxford. He went on to build a varied career as an author, journalist, and publisher.
Early in his working life, he served as the Morning Post's Berlin correspondent and later became a leader-writer for the paper. He then joined George Routledge & Sons, where he became a director, combining publishing work with a steady output of books, essays, and editorial projects.
He is remembered for literary studies, reference works, and books on Jewish subjects, including Aspects of the Jewish Question. He also edited the Jewish Guardian and, late in life, the large reference work Dictionary of European Literature. He died in London on April 28, 1933.