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.
Career
Vivian was responsible for organising the censuses in England and Wales in 1921 and 1931. 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 and other works on literature and literary history.
Vivian was brother to Valentine Vivian.
References
- "The Registrars General 1836–1945" (PDF). Census history. Newport: Office for National Statistics. 5 June 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- Higgs, Edward. "Sir Sylvanus Percival Vivian (1880–1958)". The Online Historical Population Reports Project. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- "No. 33053". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1925. p. 3770.
- "No. 34408". The London Gazette. 15 June 1937. p. 3855.
- Vivian, Percival. A Dictionary of Literary Terms. London, New York: G. Routledge & Sons; E.P. Dutton & Co, 1908.
- "WorldCat entries for Vivian, Percival". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
External links
- Works by or about Sylvanus Percival Vivian at the Internet Archive
Works by or about Sylvanus Percival Vivian at Wikisource
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