R. P. Keigwin

Richard Prescott Keigwin (/ˈkɛɡwɪn/ KEG-win;[1] 8 April 1883 – 26 November 1972) was an English schoolmaster, sportsman, translator, and author.

Keigwin was born in Lexden in Essex and educated at Clifton College, Bristol, in Watson's House.

After leaving Cambridge, Keigwin taught modern languages at the Royal Naval College, Osborne.

In 1935, Keigwin published his first translation from the work of Hans Christian Andersen and also became Warden of Wills Hall at the University of Bristol, where he remained for ten years.

[2] In retirement, Keigwin spent some years living in Denmark, where as a result of his interest in Danish cricket the game picked up.

Keigwin (right) with A. E. J. Collins at Clifton College , about 1902
The grave of R. P. Keigwin in the churchyard of St Mary, Polstead , Suffolk