Wallace Breem

Wallace Breem (1926–1990) was a British librarian and author.

He was the Librarian and Keeper of Manuscripts of the Inner Temple Law Library. His writing included non-fiction pieces, but he is probably best known for his three historical novels, especially Eagle in the Snow (1970).

Breem was born in 1926 and was educated at Westminster School.

At the age of 18, he entered the Indian Army’s Officers Training School [ dubious ]. In 1945 he was commissioned as an officer of the Guides Cavalry, the elite cavalry regiment, serving on the North West Frontier in armoured cars.

In 1947, following the Partition of India, Breem returned to England and held a variety of jobs, which included: a labourer in a tannery, an assistant to a veterinary surgeon, and a rent-collector in the East End of London. He joined the library staff of the Inner Temple, in London, in 1950 .

Breem was a founder member of BIALL (British and Irish Association of Law Librarians), and at various times held the offices of: Secretary, Treasurer, Chairman, Vice-President, and President in that organization.

Breem's academic writing includes various papers, reports, articles, and Standards, especially for the Manual of Law Librarianship and the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, in addition to:

In 1990, BIALL inaugurated the Wallace Breem Award in his memory.

...
Wikipedia