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Lionel George Curtis

Lionel George Curtis (1872–1955) was a British writer, administrator and journalist.

Lionel Curtis, founder of the Royal Institute of International Affairs

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Biography

Born at Herefordshire in 1872, died in Oxford in 1955.

Lionel George Curtis studied at New College and Haileybury and Imperial Service College. The recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is international relations.

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  • Oxford
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  • Herefordshire

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.

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