British engineer and businessman (1890–1967)

Sir Hugh Eyre Campbell Beaver, KBE (4 May 1890:– 16 January 1967) was an English-South African engineer, industrialist, and founder of the Guinness World Records (then known as Guinness Book of Records).

References

External links

• History of the Guinness World Records - Official Site
• History of Guinness book of Records
• Catalogue of the papers of Sir Hugh Beaver at London School of Economics Archives
• Portrait at the National Portrait gallery