Researching Simon Lewis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 78736 people with the Lewis surname? In that year Lewis was ranked number 25 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Simon means "he who hears" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Simon Lewis on Ancestry
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Some Famous People called Simon Lewis
Simon Lewis (writer)
Simon Lewis (born 1971) is a Welsh novelist and screenwriter, born in Newport, Monmouthshire, in 1971. He went to school in Monmouth then studied Art and Art History at Goldsmiths College in London.After graduation, he travelled extensively in Asia, before beginning work as a travel writer for Rough Guides publishing. He has since worked on five editions of the Rough Guide to China and is sole author of the Rough Guide to Shanghai and the Rough Guide to Beijing.
His first novel, Go, a thriller about backpackers, was written in a village in the Himalayas. It was first published by small press Pulp Books in 1998, but, following favourable press, was picked up by Corgi (1999). It has since been translated into Swedish, German and Italian.
His second novel, Bad Traffic, is a crime thriller about people smugglers. It was published in 2008 by Sort of Books, and in 2009 by Scribner in the US. It has been translated into Swedish, German, Italian, French, Japanese and Turkish.
Simon was selected as one of 21 "writers to watch" at the 2008 the Guardian Hay Festival.
Source: Simon Lewis (writer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaSimon Lewis (public relations officer)
Simon Lewis OBE (born 8 May 1959) is the chief executive of the Association for Financial Markets in Europe. He was formerly Director of Communications for the former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown. He previously held this position for the Queen, Vodafone, and Centrica. He attended Whitefield School before studying PPE at Brasenose College, Oxford.
Lewis was appointed an OBE in the 2014 New Year Honours List for public service and services to international education through the Fulbright Commission.
His brother is former Telegraph editor-in-chief, Will Lewis.
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