# Francis Reginald Statham

> Francis Reginald Statham (1844-1908) was a writer, composer and newspaper editor of Great Britain and southern Africa. He was notable for his radical anti-imperialist writings and for the controversy that was attached to him throughout his life. The Bishop and political leader John Colenso famously summed him up as "a keen knife, liable to shut upon the hand that used it, and therefore to be used with caution".

*British writer, composer and newspaper editor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1844
- **Died:** 1908
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Francis Reginald Statham (1844-1908) was a writer, composer and newspaper editor of Great Britain and southern Africa. He was notable for his radical anti-imperialist writings and for the controversy that was attached to him throughout his life. The Bishop and political leader John Colenso famously summed him up as "a keen knife, liable to shut upon the hand that used it, and therefore to be used with caution".

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 31.6 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 54.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Francis Reginald Statham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Reginald_Statham)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18634079)

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