Geoffrey Winthrop Young D.Litt. (1876 – 1958) was a British climber, poet and educator, and author of several notable books on mountaineering. Young was the middle son of Sir George Young, 3rd Baronet (see Young Baronets) of Formosa Fishery Cookham, a noted classicist and charity commissioner. His mother, formerly Alice Eacy Kennedy, was the daughter of Dr Evory Kennedy of Belgard Co. Dublin and had previously lived in India as Lady Lawrence, wife of Sir Alexander Lawrence, Bt, nephew to the Viceroy, Lord Lawrence. Widowed when Sir Alexander died in a bridge collapse, Alice returned to England, marrying Sir George in 1871. Winthrop's brother Edward became the 1st Lord Kennet.
Read more about Geoffrey Winthrop Young: Mountaineering, World War I and Injury, Outdoor Educator and Administrator, Books By G. W. Young
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