Hugh S. R. Elliot

Hugh Samuel Roger Elliot
Born 3 April 1881
Died 6 May 1930 (1930-05-07) (aged 49)
Hampton
Occupation Science writer

Hugh Samuel Roger Elliot (3 April 1881 – 6 May 1930), best known as Hugh S. R. Elliot was an English science writer.[1]

Biography

Elliot was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Following the outbreak of the Second Boer War in late 1899, he obtained a commission as second lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards on 17 February 1900, and served on the staff as signaling officer in South Africa from 18 June 1901.[2][1] He was back as a regular officer in his regiment from September 1902,[3] but resigned from the army later the same year.

His son Herbert Elliot was born June 3, 1909.[4]

He identified as a scientific materialist and was highly critical of metaphysical speculation.[5][6] In his book Modern Science and the Illusions of Professor Bergson (1912), he attacked Henri Bergson's vitalist and non-scientific ideas.[7][8][9][10][11] Elliot expounded three principles of scientific materialism: the uniformity of law, the non-existence of teleology and the denial of any entity that cannot be expressed in terms of matter and motion.[6][12] H. P. Lovecraft was influenced by Elliot's materialism.[13]

Elliot was honorary secretary of the Savile Club (1909-1917).[14] In 1914, he translated Jean-Baptiste Lamarck's Zoological Philosophy.[15] He was the editor of The Annual Register (1915-1920).[16]

Elliot was an expert bridge player.[16]

Death

Elliot died in an aeroplane crash during an altitude test in Hampton on 6 May 1930.[1] An inquest concluded a verdict of "accidental death" and did not attribute negligence to his instructors.[17]

Publications

Books

  • Man Versus State (1907)
  • Punishment and Crime. In C. E. Fanning. (1917). Selected Articles on Capital Punishment. The H. W. Wilson Company.
  • The New Philosophy of Science. In John Alexander Hammerton. (1992). Illustrated Encyclopaedia of World History. Volume 8. Mittal Publications.

Selected papers

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hicks, G. Dawes. (1930). Mr. Hugh S. R. Elliot. Nature 125: 786-787.
  2. ↑ Hart′s Army list, 1902
  3. ↑ "No. 27474". The London Gazette. 16 September 1902. p. 5961.
  4. ↑ Barker, G. F. Russell; Stenning, Alan H. (1928). The Record of Old Westminsters. Volume II. London: Chiswick Press. p. 1046
  5. ↑ Baylis, Charles Augustus. (1965). Metaphysics. pp. 29-30
  6. 1 2 Nielsen, Kai. (1971). Reason and Practice: A Modern Introduction to Philosophy. Harper & Row. p. 340
  7. ↑ Anonymous. (1912). Review: A Materialist Critic Of Bergson: Modern Science And The Illusions Of Professor Bergson by Hugh S. R. Elliot. The British Medical Journal 1 (2684): 1303.
  8. ↑ Dewey, John. (1912). Reviewed Work: Modern Science and the Illusions of Professor Bergson by Hugh S. R. Elliot, Ray Lankester. The Philosophical Review 21 (6): 705-707.
  9. 1 2 Jennings, H. S. (1913). Reviewed Work: Modern Science and the Illusions of Professor Bergson by Hugh S. R. Elliot, E. Ray Lankester. The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 10 (13): 353-358.
  10. ↑ Smith, R. (1913). Review: Modern Science and the Illusions of Professor Bergson by Hugh S. R. Elliot. International Journal of Ethics 23 (2): 216.
  11. ↑ Bowler, Peter J. (2001). Reconciling Science and Religion: The Debate in Early-Twentieth-Century Britain. University of Chicago Press. pp. 348-349
  12. ↑ Jones, A. H. (1920). Review: Modern Science and Materialism by Hugh Elliot. The Philosophical Review 29 (5): 495-497.
  13. ↑ Joshi, S. T. (2001). A Dreamer and a Visionary: H.P. Lovecraft in His Time. Liverpool University Press. p. 293. ISBN 0-85323-936-3
  14. ↑ Anonymous. (1923). The Savile Club, 1868 to 1923. London: Savile Club. pp. 91-94
  15. ↑ Anonymous. (1915). Review: The "Zoological Philosophy" Of Lamarck: Zoological Philosophy by J. B. Lamarck; Hugh Elliot. The British Medical Journal 1 (2823): 252-253.
  16. 1 2 Anonymous. (8 May, 1930). The Late Mr Hugh Elliot: Expert Bridge Player and Writer. The Scotsman. p. 12
  17. ↑ Anonymous. (10 May, 1930). Mr Hugh Elliot's Death: Story of Fatal Air Crash During Altitude Test. The Scotsman. p. 16
  18. ↑ Small, Albion W. (1917). Review: Herbert Spencer by Hugh Elliot. The American Historical Review 23 (1): 157-159.
  19. ↑ Ayres, C. E. (1920). Review: Modern Science and Materialism by Hugh Elliot. American Journal of Sociology 26 (2): 249-250.
　

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