Ingo Simon
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 |
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Ingo Heinrich Julius William Gustav Simon(6 May 1875 – 31 July 1964), also known asIngo Henry Simon,was an English singer,[5]poet and accomplishedarcher[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]
Life and career
[edit]Simon was born inChorlton-on-Medlock,Manchester,the child of German engineerHenry Gustav Simonand his first wife, Mary Jane Lane of Melbourne, Australia. One of his younger half-brothers wasErnest 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 atLe Touquet,France, where Simon was able to shoot an arrow 475 yards (434 m) using an oldTurkish composite bowrequiring 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, the1937 women's world championdied in 1973;[6]they endowed a trust in 1970,[6]to conserve and develop his collection of bows,arrowsand related equipment,[6]which he donated to theManchester Museumin 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]
Works
[edit]- Roving Shafts.Thornton Butterworth Ltd. 1924.
References
[edit]- ^abEngland & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
- ^1939 England and Wales Register
- ^abU.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- ^England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
- ^"Mr Ingo Simon".The Era.23 May 1923. p. 6.Retrieved15 August2018.
- ^abcdefg"Archery".University of Manchester.Retrieved17 January2012.
- ^1871 England Census
- ^1881 England Census
- ^1911 England Census
- ^"Invention and Evolution" by M. J. French (1988, Cambridge Univ. Press) (chapter 3.4.2)
- ^"Roving Shafts, poems by Ingo Simon".The Scotsman.9 October 1924. p. 2.Retrieved15 August2018.
- ^The Manchester Museum.Derby: English Life, 1985; pp. 18–19
