Alexander Devine facts for kids
Alexander Devine (born December 19, 1865 — died December 26, 1930), often called Lex Devine, was a British teacher and an activist who worked for Montenegro to become an independent country.
He started helping people early in his life. In 1887, he created the Lads' Club Movement. He also wanted to make public schools better. In 1896, he started Clayesmore School in Middlesex.
He worked as a special reporter for the Daily Chronicle newspaper. He reported on the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens. He also covered the First Balkan War.
During the First World War, he helped organize aid for Montenegro and for Montenegrin refugees. In 1920, he was the Chairman of the British Relief Committee for Montenegro. He was very interested in the Tribes of Montenegro. He wrote several books about them. At one point, he was an Honorary Minister for Montenegro in London.
His Family Connections
Alexander Devine was the uncle of George Devine. George was a famous actor and theatre director. He also founded the English Stage Company.
Books He Wrote
Lex Devine wrote many books. Some of his most important ones include:
- A crisis in the education of the governing classes of England (1910)
- A sympathetic boyhood: the public schools and social questions (1913)
- Montenegro in history, politics and war (1918)
- The mystery of Montenegro (1920)
- Off the map: the story of the suppression of Montenegro: the tragedy of a small nation (1921)
- The Martyred Nation, a plea for Montenegro (1924)
- Abyssinia: her history and claims to the holy places of Jerusalem (1926)
