Leslie F. Newman

Leslie Frank Newman(1882–1973) was a British chemist and folklorist.

Early life and education

Newman came from a farming family and was educated atBishop's Stortford Collegeand at Cambridge University.

Chemist

He was a noted agricultural chemist and a Fellow of St. Catherine's, Cambridge. In 1919 he publishedA Course of Practical Chemistry for Agricultural Studentswith H.A.D Neville.

Folklorist

Newman had a close knowledge of the East Anglian countryside, and a notable interest in folklore and related areas.He was a member of theFolklore Society,contributing articles to the Society's journalFolkloreon a range of topics. He served as the Folklore Society's President between 1943 and 1945.

15 volumes of newspaper cuttings collected by Newman, and dating from the early 1920s to the 1970s, are now housed in the Special Collections of the University of Sheffield Library. The cuttings come from a range of magazines and newspapers, and include articles on topics such as folklore, country customs, witchcraft and ghosts.

Selected publications

• Newman, L.F. (1942). "Some Notes on the Folklore of Poultry".Folklore.53(2): 104–111.
• Newman, L.F. (1942). "Some References to the Couvade in Literature".Folklore53(3): 148–157.