Andrew Philip Kingsford Osmond (16 March 1938 – 14 April 1999)[1] was a British diplomat, novelist and the original Lord Gnome,[1] as well as being one of the co-founders of Private Eye magazine in 1961.

Born in Barnoldby-le-Beck, Lincolnshire,[2] on 16 March 1938, Osmond was the son of Kingsford Osmond, a scion of a well-known Lincolnshire farming family. Educated at Harrow School and Brasenose College, Oxford (1961), Osmond joined the Foreign Office in 1962, being posted first to West Africa – where he met Douglas Hurd – then subsequently Rome.

He gave Private Eye its name, but had sold the majority of his shares less than a year after its launch.[3] He returned to the Eye as managing director in 1969, increasing sales by 160% during his four-year tenure.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Marnham, Patrick (1999-04-19). "Andrew Osmond". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary: Andrew Osmond". The Independent. 2011-10-23. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  3. ^ "Andrew Osmond". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Osmond, Andrew 1938-". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Things to Come". 100 Science Fiction Films. 2013. doi:10.5040/9781838710477.0086. ISBN 9781838710477.
  6. ^ Osmond, Andrew (1985). Plenty. London: Futura. p. 284. ISBN 9780708829462.
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