Christmas Humphreys

The Blavatsky Trust website says, in part:

Christmas Humphreys was born in London in 1901, and originally trained as a lawyer. Justice Christmas Humphreys made quite a career for himself, serving as Senior Prosecuting Counsel at the Old Bailey, the London criminal courts, and eventually sitting as a Circuit Judge from 1968 until his retirement in 1976. Parallel with this carrier he cultivated his interest in Theosophy & Buddhism, and in 1924 co-founded the Buddhist Society, London, now one of the largest and oldest Buddhist organisations outside of Asia. As a publisher to the Buddhist Society, he was responsible for its wide range of publications, including six of his own.

Online resources

Articles

• A Buddhist Judge in Twentieth Century London by Damien P. Horigan
• Christmas Humphreys (1901-1983) Compiled by Robert Kitto
• Christmas Humphreys by David Guy at Tricycle magazine

Additional resources

• "Humphreys, Travers Christmas". Theosophical Encyclopedia. Quezon City, Philippines: Theosophical Publishing House, 2006. See pages 290-291. Available online.