Who is R. C. Lehmann

Rudolph Chambers "R.C." Lehmann (3 January 1856 – 22 January 1929) was an English writer and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1906 to 1910. As a writer he was best known for three decades in which he was a major contributor to Punch as well as founding editor of Granta magazine.

Life and career

Lehmann was born in Ecclesall near Sheffield. His father was Augustus Frederick Lehmann, a merchant and steel manufacturer whose brothers Henri and Rudolf were both noted academic artists. His mother, Nina Chambers, was the daughter of the Scottish author and naturalist Robert Chambers. Their social circle included Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Robert Browning, Lord Leighton and other prominent figures.

Lehmann attended Highgate Sc...
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R. C. Lehmann Poems

  • The Dogs' Welcome
    Hush! We're not a pack of boys
    Always bound to make a noise.
    True, there's one amongst us, but
    He is young; ...
  • The Lean-to-shed
    (COMMUNICATED BY AN EIGHT-YEAR-OLD)

    I've a palace set in a garden fair,
    And, oh, but the flowers are rich and rare, ...
  • Ode To John Bradbury
    (THE NOTES FOR £1 AND 10S ARE SIGNED BY JOHN BRADBURY)

    When the Red KAISER, swoll'n with impious pride
    And stuffed with texts to serve his instant need, ...
  • In Memoriam, Francis Cowley Burnand, 1836-1917, Editor Of "punch," 1880-1906
    Hail and Farewell, dear Brother of the Pen,
    Maker of sunshine for the minds of men,
    Lord of bright cheer and master of our hearts -
    What plaint is fit when such a friend departs? ...
  • To Flight-lieutenant Robinson, V.c
    You with the hawk's eyes and the nerves of steel,
    How was it with you when the hurried word
    Roused you and sent you swiftly forth to deal
    A blow for justice? Sure your pulses stirred, ...
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High 18 Head 16 Friend 15 Never 14 Away 13 Long 13 Heart 13 Face 13 World 13 Flame 12


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Caluguillaume: 2⃣ leutenegger, c.m.; hofmann-lehmann, r.; riols, c. et al. (1999) viral infections in free-living populations of the european wildcat. j. wildl. dis. 35(4), 678‑686
Vintageandanti2: antique toy c. 1930s jackie coogan the kid wind up walker, lehmann, distler
Sarahbraasch1: claire lehmann seemed 2 have deleted her twitter account, just as sam harris did, right after i pointed out that woke kkk blue checks r choosing 2 leave twitter, b/c they don't like their nobody victims talking back. maybe richard painter was right. i am more powerful than oprah!
Rishi_dr119: ftx hd a backdoor in accounting software by sbf he moved billions without triggering alerts to other staff, auditors etc -reuters ths scam is bigger thn enron, lehmann brothers bt us media downplaying since they r biggest recievers of hs crypto coins spent blns on biden campaign
R_barath: he was never a cfo. further lehmann was in big trouble during mortgage crisis, need to check if he was in the co. during that period. also scb indian a/c s like essar were stressed accounts. need to check if he was in someway involved in granting these loans.
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