Leslie Greener Explained

Herbert Leslie Greener (February 13, 1900 - December 8, 1974) was a soldier, writer, journalist, and egyptologist. He was born in Constantia, South Africa.^[1] He studied at Felsted School from 1914 to 1917, then Sandhurst, before joining the Indian Army.^[1]

He wrote about his time as a prisoner of the Japanese while serving in the Australian Army during World War II.^[2]

His first marriage was to painter Rhona Haszard. The couple lived on the premises of Victoria College in Alexandria, Egypt, where he taught art and French.^[3]

He lived in Hobart, Tasmania.

Published works

• No Time to Look Back, Victor Gollancz, 1950
• Moon Ahead, Viking Press, New York (1951) hb/William Pène du Bois
• The Wizard Boatman of the Nile and Other Tales from Egypt, George G Harrap, London (1957)
• High Dam over Nubia (1962)
• The Discovery of Egypt (1966)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: (Herbert) Leslie Standerwick Greener | Artefacts of Excavation. egyptartefacts.griffith.ox.ac.uk.
2. Web site: Leslie Greener. The Happiness Box.
3. Web site: VICTORIA COLLEGE. 2021-11-27. www.egy.com.
4. Web site: Greener, Leslie [WorldCat Identities]].