Guy Egbert Leon de Weever was a teacher, journalist and historian, best known for writing The Children's Story of Guyana, a staple geographical and historical text, used for 44 years (1932–1974) in Guyanese primary schools.[1][2]

The book was reprinted almost every year until the mid-1970s, with one revision in 1949 (by Edna de Weever).[3]

Personal life

De Weever was born in March 1907 in Onderneeming, Essequibo, Guyana, to Paulina and Peter Moses de Weever, both teachers. His father was also a musical composer and an author.[1]

He moved to Georgetown and attended Queen's College. He excelled at academic studies, especially in the history of the area, and he also did well at athletics.[1]

De Weever died in May 1971.

References

  1. 1 2 3 ""The Children's Story of Guyana" and Guy de Weever". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. ↑ DeWeever, Guy E. L.; DeWeever, Edna (1949). The Children's Story of Guyana. Argosy Bookshop.
  3. ↑ Rush, Anne Spry (9 June 2011). Bonds of Empire: West Indians and Britishness from Victoria to Decolonization. Oxford University Press. pp. 228–. ISBN 978-0-19-958855-8.


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