Lionel Curtis

Lionel Curtis
Born	7 March 1872 The Outwoods, Derby
Died	25 November 1955 (aged 83)
Nationality	British
Education	Haileybury College
Alma mater	New College, Oxford
Occupation(s)	Professor, Fellow of All Souls College
Known for	Founding Chatham House and the Round Table

Lionel George Curtis CH (1872–1955) was a British internationalist and author. He was the inspiration for the foundation of Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs) as well as the US Council On Foreign Relations at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. He was a leading member of Round Table movement. His writings and influence caused the evolution of the former British nations into the Commonwealth.^[1]