Travers Christmas Humphreys (1901-83)

A pioneer of Buddhism in England, Humphreys converted to the religion in his late teens and later became a barrister and High Court judge. He founded the Buddhist Lodge of the Theosophical Society in 1924, which later changed its name to the Buddhist Society in 1943. See also Britain.

A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)