Henry Hake
| Henry Mendelssohn Hake | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 January 1892 London, England |
| Died | 4 April 1951 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Curator |
| Years active |
1914–1915 1920–1951 |
| Relatives | Thomas Gordon Hake (grandfather) |
| Awards |
Knight Bachelor Order of the British Empire Order of Saint John |
|
Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1920 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Cambridgeshire Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Croix de guerre (France) |
Sir Henry Mendelssohn Hake CBE FSA FRHistS (30 January 1892 – 4 April 1951) was the Director of the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 1927 until his death.[1]
Early life and education
He was the son of Henry Wilson Hake, PhD, and a grandson of Thomas Gordon Hake, a physician, poet, and friend of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, George Borrow, and others. Hake was born in London, and educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] On 2 June 1914[3] he became an assistant in the Department of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum.[2]
Military service
A year after the outbreak of the First World War, on 22 August 1915, Hake was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Cambridgeshire Regiment,[4] and was promoted to the temporary rank of lieutenant on 1 February 1916.[5] On 9 February 1917 Hake was seconded for special duty,[6] and graded for the purposes of pay as a staff lieutenant (3rd class).[7] On 4 June his pay grade was raised to that of staff lieutenant (2nd class),[8] and on 29 August he was promoted to lieutenant, with seniority from 1 June 1916.[9] He finally returned to the Cambridgeshire Regiment on 29 July 1919.[10] On 24 October 1919 he received permission to wear the Croix de guerre awarded to him by France.[11] He resigned his commission on 9 October 1920.[12]
Later career
Hake returned to the British Museum, remaining there until he was appointed as Director, Keeper and Secretary of the National Portrait Gallery[2] on 1 December 1927.[13]
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the King's Birthday Honours of June 1933,[14] and an Officer of the Order of Saint John on 23 December 1942.[15] Hake was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1947 New Years Honours.[16]
His portrait is held by the National Portrait Gallery.[17]
References
- ↑ "Hake, Sir Henry M.". Who Was Who (online ed.). A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Hake ~ Eleventh Generation". Libby Shade's Page of Family Trees. 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28846. p. 5166. 3 July 1914.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29270. p. 8368. 20 August 1915.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29516. p. 3076. 21 March 1916.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 29964. p. 2095. 27 February 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29967. p. 2123. 2 March 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30247. p. 8666. 21 August 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30256. p. 8966. 28 August 1917.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31520. p. 10735. 22 August 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 31615. pp. 13000–13001. 21 October 1919.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 32079. p. 9874. 8 October 1920.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33345. p. 139. 6 January 1928.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33946. p. 3808. 2 June 1933.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 35846. pp. 116–117. 1 January 1943.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 37835. pp. 1–2. 31 December 1946.
- ↑ "Sir Henry Hake". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 26 June 2016.