William James Wintle (1861–1934) was an English journalist and writer. [1]
Wintle's family was from Gloucestershire. He was educated at the Sir Walter St John's Grammar School For Boys, in Battersea. He then was headmaster of a school for a time. [1]
By 1896 Wintle was writing for the Windsor Magazine. [2] He then joined the Harmsworth staff, working for Lord Northcliffe. There he worked on magazines, and the Harmsworth Encyclopaedia, a part-published (=serialized) work. Later he was director of a publishing house. [1] [3]
As naturalist, Wintle was known as a shell collector; his collection went to that of Arthur Blok. [4] He became a fellow of the Zoological Society during 1899. He joined the Malacological Society of London also, during 1916, and was its Secretary during 1919; [1] he was elected to the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland during 1917. [5]
Interested in Christian religion, Wintle donated to the Anglican church in Chiswick. He spent time on Caldey Island with the Benedictines there. [1] A British Museum list of those presenting zoology specimens during 1920 includes a Brother W. J. Wintle. [6] He later became a Roman Catholic convert. [1]
One of Wintle's pieces of journalism, Life in Our New Century from 1901, was published originally in the Harmsworth Magazine. [7]
Wintle also composed and published various books:
Wintle wrote for the Sunday School Union, using the pseudonym "John Upton" for a weekly article for the Union's Sunday School Chronicle. With them he published: [1]
According to his obituary, Wintle also wrote a Life of Charles Spurgeon. [1]
William James Wintle (1861–1934) was an English journalist and writer. [1]
Wintle's family was from Gloucestershire. He was educated at the Sir Walter St John's Grammar School For Boys, in Battersea. He then was headmaster of a school for a time. [1]
By 1896 Wintle was writing for the Windsor Magazine. [2] He then joined the Harmsworth staff, working for Lord Northcliffe. There he worked on magazines, and the Harmsworth Encyclopaedia, a part-published (=serialized) work. Later he was director of a publishing house. [1] [3]
As naturalist, Wintle was known as a shell collector; his collection went to that of Arthur Blok. [4] He became a fellow of the Zoological Society during 1899. He joined the Malacological Society of London also, during 1916, and was its Secretary during 1919; [1] he was elected to the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland during 1917. [5]
Interested in Christian religion, Wintle donated to the Anglican church in Chiswick. He spent time on Caldey Island with the Benedictines there. [1] A British Museum list of those presenting zoology specimens during 1920 includes a Brother W. J. Wintle. [6] He later became a Roman Catholic convert. [1]
One of Wintle's pieces of journalism, Life in Our New Century from 1901, was published originally in the Harmsworth Magazine. [7]
Wintle also composed and published various books:
Wintle wrote for the Sunday School Union, using the pseudonym "John Upton" for a weekly article for the Union's Sunday School Chronicle. With them he published: [1]
According to his obituary, Wintle also wrote a Life of Charles Spurgeon. [1]