Frederic Salusbury
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Sir Frederic Hamilton Piozzi Salusbury, Kt. CB
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(November 17, 1895-13 December 1957) was a British journalist and diplomat. He was also a member of the Salusbury Family
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Salusbury became a second lieutenant in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) in 1916. He served for three years in the regiment before being demobilized. After the war, he became the chief editor of the Daily Herald after working for the newspaper for approximately two years. Salusbury served in the Mediterranean during the Second World War and subsequently received his first posting as the British Ambassador to the Hellenes. During that time, he created the English edition of the Kathimerini
after buying a majority holding in the paper. At the time of his death, he had taken up appointment as British Ambassador to France. Prior to his death he was made a Knight Bachelor.
Order of the Bath
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Order of St Michael and St George
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Military Cross
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(November 17, 1895-13 December 1957) was a British journalist and diplomat. He was also a member of the Salusbury Family
Salusbury Family
The Salusbury family is an Anglo-Welsh family notable for their social prominence, wealth, literary contributions and philanthropy. The family started a bank, Salusbury and Co., which later shut down during the Great Depression.-Rise to prominence:...
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Salusbury became a second lieutenant in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry (KSLI) in 1916. He served for three years in the regiment before being demobilized. After the war, he became the chief editor of the Daily Herald after working for the newspaper for approximately two years. Salusbury served in the Mediterranean during the Second World War and subsequently received his first posting as the British Ambassador to the Hellenes. During that time, he created the English edition of the Kathimerini
Kathimerini
I Kathimerini is a daily morning newspaper published in Athens. It is published in the Greek language, as well as in an abridged English-language edition. The English edition is sold separately in the United States and as a supplement to the International Herald Tribune in Greece and Cyprus. On 2...
after buying a majority holding in the paper. At the time of his death, he had taken up appointment as British Ambassador to France. Prior to his death he was made a Knight Bachelor.
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- Salusbury FamilySalusbury FamilyThe Salusbury family is an Anglo-Welsh family notable for their social prominence, wealth, literary contributions and philanthropy. The family started a bank, Salusbury and Co., which later shut down during the Great Depression.-Rise to prominence:...