Sylvanus Percival Vivian

Sir Sylvanus Percival Vivian CB (October 1, 1880 in London – 1958) was the 7th Registrar General of England and Wales (1921–1945), and the longest serving Registrar General after George Graham.^[1]

Vivian was responsible for organising the censuses in England and Wales in 1921 and 1931.^[2] He oversaw National Registration which was introduced in 1939 and ended up replacing the normally decennial census due in 1941. He retired in 1945.

Vivian was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in June 1925,^[3] and received a knighthood in May 1937.^[4]

Vivian was brother to Valentine Vivian.

Vivian also is the author of the first dictionary of literary terms written in English^[5] and other works on literature and literary history. ^[6]

References

1. "The Registrars General 1836–1945" (PDF). Census history. Newport: Office for National Statistics. 5 June 2001. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
2. Higgs, Edward. "Sir Sylvanus Percival Vivian (1880–1958)". The Online Historical Population Reports Project. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33053. p. 3770. 3 June 1925. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
4. The London Gazette: no. 34408. p. 3855. 15 June 1937. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
5. Vivian, Percival. A Dictionary of Literary Terms. London, New York: G. Routledge & Sons; E.P. Dutton & Co, 1908.
6. "WorldCat entries for Vivian, Percival". Retrieved 10 June 2014.

External links

• Works by or about Sylvanus Percival Vivian at Internet Archive
• Works written by or about Sylvanus Percival Vivian at Wikisource