Passing of an English Gentleman

Andrew Gray

URBANE bon-viveur Andrew Gray died in his sleep at home in Washington DC on August 29, 2001, after suffering from pulmonary fibrosis for several years.

Besides his editorial work at the new and excellently crafted revisionist quarterly, The Barnes Review, Andrew had a lengthy career in the banking industry in America and Europe.

Andrew gave his final public address in Washington at The Barnes Review's Second International Conference 'Authentic History and The First Amendment', in June 2001.

One of Andrew's particular aims has always been productively to mediate between the various factions that co-exist within the movement known as historical Revisionism.

In August 1998, Andrew addressed an Australian Revisionist Symposium on the composer Richard Wagner's cultural contribution to civilization.

He is best remembered for his translation of Wagner's autobiography; it is now the standard English translation of that work, published by Cambridge University Press.

Andrew had a sophisticated approach to life, something that is best described by the German concept of being a 'Mensch', which he was to the full. He hosted David Irving's talks at The Cosmos Club, of which he was a member, and elsewhere in Washington DC.