I don't think so, but others might know.
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Thanks. I could not imagine any connection between RK and
Cambridge Botany School.
But might as well ask - Did RK have any professional
botanist or other scientist friends or aquaintances? I am
not aware of any.
John Cram
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Judith Flanders wrote:
> No, he was Kipling's agent, son of his original agent, A.P. Watt (both
> 'Alec's). A.P. had started off in publishing, but realized that a liaison
> between publishers and authors would be useful, and he set up the first
> functioning literary agency (there was one other, but not as successful,
and
> didn't survive). Among his authors were Kipling and Conan Doyle. His
company,
> A. P. Watt Ltd, still oversees the Kipling estate.
> Best
> Judith Flanders
>
> In a message dated 11/09/00 09:10:49 GMT Daylight Time,
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> << Subj: Re: Kipling's burial
> Date: 11/09/00 09:10:49 GMT Daylight Time
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> Fascinating article. Who was A S Watt, the last pall-bearer
> listed? Not the botanist from Cambridge, I presume.
>
> John Cram
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> John Morgan wrote
>
> > I have a copy of 'The Daily Mail' dated January 23, 1936. The following
> > paragraph appears:
> > Kipling's Funeral Today
> > 'Recessional' to be Sung
> > The ashes of Rudyard Kipling will be interred at noon today beneath the
> > pavement of Poets' Corner, in Westminster Abbey.
> > Thus the remains of the Poet of Empire will rest within a stone's throw
of
> > Westminster Hall, where, a few hours later, the body of his King and
> lifelong
> > friend will be brought to lie in state.
> > Rudyard Kipling's simple funeral service is to be conducted by the Dean
of
> > Westminster, Dr Foxley Norris, assisted by the Precentor, the Rev. C.M.
> > Armitage, and it is understood that the poet's own "Recessional" will
be
> sung
> > by the Abbey choir.
> > Mr Baldwin, Kipling's cousin, will be a pall-bearer, and with the Prime
> > Minister will walk Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, Field-Marshall
Sir
> > Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd, Sir James Barrie, Sir Fabian Ware,
Mr.
> A.B.
> > Ramsey (Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge), Mr. H.A. Gwynne and
Mr.
> A.S.
> > Watt.
> > No more tickets are available for the service, but the public will be
> admitted
> > to the north transept.
> >
> > I don't have a copy for the following day, but I have no doubt that
this is
> > what actually happened.
> >
> > John Morgan
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