Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose
Encyclopedia
Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose (born 15 June 1937) is a British
journalist, writer, and nobleman.
Adrian Berry was educated at Eton College
and Christ Church, Oxford
.
From 1977 until 1996 he was science correspondent of The Daily Telegraph
and on stepping down from that position he became the paper's consulting editor (science). He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society
.
In 1967, he married Marina Beatrice Sulzberger, daughter of Cyrus Sulzberger (a member of the family which owns the New York Times) and Marina Tatiana Ladas.
On succeeding as Viscount and Baron Camrose
in 1995 the third viscount, Michael Berry, Baron Hartwell
, disclaimed the peerages for life under the Peerage Act 1963
. Michael Berry, Baron Hartwell
was also a Baronet
and, although the fourth viscount had not, as of 30 June 2006, proven his succession, the case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
journalist, writer, and nobleman.
Adrian Berry was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
.
From 1977 until 1996 he was science correspondent of The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
and on stepping down from that position he became the paper's consulting editor (science). He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, and a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society
British Interplanetary Society
The British Interplanetary Society founded in 1933 by Philip E. Cleator, is the oldest space advocacy organisation in the world whose aim is exclusively to support and promote astronautics and space exploration.-Structure:...
.
In 1967, he married Marina Beatrice Sulzberger, daughter of Cyrus Sulzberger (a member of the family which owns the New York Times) and Marina Tatiana Ladas.
On succeeding as Viscount and Baron Camrose
Viscount Camrose
Viscount Camrose, of Hackwood Park in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 January 1941 for the prominent newspaper magnate William Berry, 1st Baron Camrose...
in 1995 the third viscount, Michael Berry, Baron Hartwell
Michael Berry, Baron Hartwell
William Michael Berry, 3rd Viscount Camrose and Baron Hartwell MBE was a newspaper proprietor and journalist.Michael Berry was the second son of the 1st Viscount Camrose. He succeeded his brother Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose as Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph...
, disclaimed the peerages for life under the Peerage Act 1963
Peerage Act 1963
The Peerage Act 1963 is the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that permitted peeresses in their own right and all Scottish hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, and which allows newly inherited hereditary peerages to be "disclaimed".-Background:The Act resulted largely from the...
. Michael Berry, Baron Hartwell
Michael Berry, Baron Hartwell
William Michael Berry, 3rd Viscount Camrose and Baron Hartwell MBE was a newspaper proprietor and journalist.Michael Berry was the second son of the 1st Viscount Camrose. He succeeded his brother Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose as Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph...
was also a Baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
and, although the fourth viscount had not, as of 30 June 2006, proven his succession, the case is under review by the Registrar of the Baronetage.
Publications
- The next ten thousand years: a vision of man's future in the universes (London: Cape, 1974), ISBN 0340199245
- The iron sun: crossing the universe through black holes (London: Cape, 1977), ISBN 0340232315
- From apes to astronauts (London: Daily Telegraph, 1980), ISBN 0901684600
- High skies and yellow rain (London: Daily Telegraph, 1983)
- The super-intelligent machine: an electronic odyssey (London: Cape, 1983), ISBN 0224019678
- The Next 500 Years (London: Headline, 1995), ISBN 0747243956
- Ice With Your Evolution (1986), ISBN 0245543945
- Galileo and the dolphins: amazing but true stories from science (London: B.T. Batsford, 1996), ISBN 071348067X
- The giant leap: mankind heads for the stars (London: Headline, 1999; rev. edn, London: Headline, 2000), ISBN 074721977X
Sources
- ThePeerage.com
- Debrett's People of Today (12th edn, London: Debrett's Peerage, 1999), p. 157
- Adrian Berry's personal website