Herbert Richmond
| Sir Herbert Richmond | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 September 1871 Beavor Lodge, Hammersmith |
| Died | 15 December 1946 (aged 75) Cambridge, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy
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| Years of service | 1885–1931 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held |
Royal Naval College, Greenwich East Indies Station |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Herbert William Richmond KCB (15 September 1871 – 15 December 1946) was a prominent Royal Navy officer, described as "perhaps the most brilliant naval officer of his generation." He was also a top naval historian, known as the "British Mahan", the leader of the British Royal Navy's intellectual revolution that stressed continuing education especially in naval history as essential to the formation of naval strategy. After serving as a "gadfly" to the British Admiralty, his constructive criticisms causing him to be "denied the role in the formation of policy and the reformations of naval education which his talents warranted", he served as the first Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at Cambridge University in 1934-1936, and Master of Downing College, Cambridge in 1934-1946.
Richmond was the second son of artist Sir William Blake Richmond, son of the portrait painter George Richmond. In July 1907 he married Florence Elsa, second daughter of Sir Thomas Hugh Bell and Lady Bell, half-sister of Gertrude Bell.
Richmond joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1885, serving on the Australian Station and in the Hydrographic Service before qualifying as a torpedo officer in 1897. He began to develop a serious interest in naval history while serving in HMS Empress of India in 1897-98, HMS Ramillies in 1899, and HMS Canopus in 1899-1900, turning himself into a first-rate historian without formal university training.
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