R. C. (Rudolf Chambers) Lehmann

Born in 1856, Rudolph Chambers Lehmann was an English writer, barrister, editor, and Liberal politician. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he helped found Granta, and he later became widely known under the name R. C. Lehmann.

He built his reputation through humor, essays, and sporting writing, especially rowing, and was a major contributor to Punch for many years. Alongside his literary work, he served as Member of Parliament for Harborough from 1906 to 1910.

Lehmann died in 1929, but his name still turns up in several corners of British literary history. He was also the father of writer Rosamond Lehmann and publisher-poet John Lehmann, which makes him part of a notably literary family.