Ingo Simon | |
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Born | Ingo Heinrich Julius William Gustav Simon
[1] 6 May 1875 [2] [3]
Chorlton, Lancashire, England
[4] |
Died | 31 July 1964 | (aged 89)
Other names | Ingo Henry Simon |
Known for | Archery |
Spouse | Erna |
Parents |
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Ingo Heinrich Julius William Gustav Simon (6 May 1875 – 31 July 1964), also known as Ingo Henry Simon, was an English singer, [5] poet and accomplished archer [6] who spent many years researching the history of archery and the development of bows. From 1914 to 1933, he held the world record for a flight-shot at 462 yards (422 m). [6]
Simon was born in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, the child of German engineer Henry Gustav Simon and his first wife, Mary Jane Lane of Melbourne, Australia. One of his younger half-brothers was Ernest Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe. [7] [8] He was an operatic singer and teacher. [9] In 1918, he was living in the United States. [3]
In 1910, an archery contest was held on the beach at Le Touquet, France, where Simon was able to shoot an arrow 475 yards (434 m) using an old Turkish composite bow requiring a force of 440 newtons (99 lbf). [10]
Roving Shafts, a volume of his poems, some about archery, was published in 1924. [11]
He died in 1964 in Devon [6] and his widow, Erna, the 1937 women's world champion died in 1973; [6] they endowed a trust in 1970, [6] to conserve and develop his collection of bows, arrows and related equipment, [6] which he donated to the Manchester Museum in 1946. [6] The collection includes artefacts from many countries including Great Britain, Brazil, Europe, India, Pakistan, Japan, Central Asia, Africa, and the Pacific islands. [12]
Ingo Simon | |
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Born | Ingo Heinrich Julius William Gustav Simon
[1] 6 May 1875 [2] [3]
Chorlton, Lancashire, England
[4] |
Died | 31 July 1964 | (aged 89)
Other names | Ingo Henry Simon |
Known for | Archery |
Spouse | Erna |
Parents |
|
Ingo Heinrich Julius William Gustav Simon (6 May 1875 – 31 July 1964), also known as Ingo Henry Simon, was an English singer, [5] poet and accomplished archer [6] who spent many years researching the history of archery and the development of bows. From 1914 to 1933, he held the world record for a flight-shot at 462 yards (422 m). [6]
Simon was born in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, the child of German engineer Henry Gustav Simon and his first wife, Mary Jane Lane of Melbourne, Australia. One of his younger half-brothers was Ernest Simon, 1st Baron Simon of Wythenshawe. [7] [8] He was an operatic singer and teacher. [9] In 1918, he was living in the United States. [3]
In 1910, an archery contest was held on the beach at Le Touquet, France, where Simon was able to shoot an arrow 475 yards (434 m) using an old Turkish composite bow requiring a force of 440 newtons (99 lbf). [10]
Roving Shafts, a volume of his poems, some about archery, was published in 1924. [11]
He died in 1964 in Devon [6] and his widow, Erna, the 1937 women's world champion died in 1973; [6] they endowed a trust in 1970, [6] to conserve and develop his collection of bows, arrows and related equipment, [6] which he donated to the Manchester Museum in 1946. [6] The collection includes artefacts from many countries including Great Britain, Brazil, Europe, India, Pakistan, Japan, Central Asia, Africa, and the Pacific islands. [12]