Ralph Lownie
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27 September 1924
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| Born | Ralph Hamilton Lownie 27 September 1924 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 28 November 2007 (aged 83) |
| Education | George Watson's College |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of Kent |
| Occupations | Barrister and judge |
| Spouse |
Claudine Lecrocq (m. 1960) |
| Children | 2, including Andrew Lownie |
| Relatives | Edward Hamilton Aitken (grandfather) |
Ralph Hamilton Lownie (27 September 1924 – 28 November 2007) was a British barrister and judge.
Ralph Hamilton Lownie was born in Edinburgh on 27 September 1924 into a literary family, the son of James Hood Wilson Lownie and Jessie Helen Aitken, and educated there at George Watson's College.[1] His maternal grandfather, Edward Hamilton Aitken, was a natural history writer, and civil servant in India, and his mother had had a book published while still a child.[1]
In 1943 he joined the Royal Engineers and fought in the Second World War in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.[1]
He earned a general arts degree from the University of Edinburgh.[1] While working he completed a PhD in homicide and diminished responsibility at the University of Kent.[1]
In 1960, he married Claudine Lecrocq, and they had a son, the historian Andrew Lownie, and a daughter, Solange.[2][1]