Hugh Beaver

Engineer

Birthday May 4, 1890

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace South Africa

DEATH DATE Jan 16, 1967 (76)

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About

British engineer best known for being the founder of the Guinness Book of World Records.

Before Fame

He spent two years in the Indian police force.

Trivia

He was knighted in 1943 and became an honorary fellow of the London School of Economics in 1960.

Family Life

He married Jean Atwood Beaver in 1925.

Associated With

He famously employed Christopher Chataway at Guinness.