Sylvanus Percival Vivian Explained

Sir Sylvanus Percival Vivian CB (October 1, 1880 in London – 1958) was the 7th Registrar General of England and Wales (1921–1945). He was the longest serving Registrar General after George Graham.^[1]

Career

Vivian was responsible for organising the censuses in England and Wales in 1921 and 1931.^[2] He oversaw National Registration which was introduced in 1939 and ended up replacing the normally decennial census due in 1941. He retired in 1945.

Vivian was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in June 1925, and received a knighthood in May 1937. Vivian also is the author of the first dictionary of literary terms written in English^[3] and other works on literature and literary history.^[4]

Vivian was brother to Valentine Vivian.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Registrars General 1836–1945. 5 June 2001. Census history. Office for National Statistics. Newport. 14 April 2013.
2. Web site: Sir Sylvanus Percival Vivian (1880–1958). Edward. Higgs. The Online Historical Population Reports Project. 14 April 2013.
3. Vivian, Percival. A Dictionary of Literary Terms. London, New York: G. Routledge & Sons; E.P. Dutton & Co, 1908.
4. Web site: WorldCat entries for Vivian, Percival . 10 June 2014.