Hubert Howard, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Hubert Howard

British gardener

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1907

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1987

Profession: horticulturist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hubert John Edward Dominic Howard (b.
Washington, D.C., USA, 23 Dec 1907; d.
17 Feb 1987), was educated at Downside School and at Cambridge University.
He was the third of five sons of the diplomat Sir Esme William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Penrith, by his wife Lady Isabella Giovanna Teresa Gioachina Giustiniani-Bandini. Early in 1940 he volunteered for the British expeditionary force to Finland.
In 1941 he was assigned to the Allies' Psychological Warfare Branch (PWB) in Italy, with which he served as an intelligence officer throughout the Italian campaign.He married on 17 September 1951 Lelia Calista Ada Caetani (b.
1913; d.
11 Jan 1977), painter and plantswoman, daughter of the noted composer Roffredo Caetani, 17th Duke of Sermoneta and 8th Prince of Teano (1871–1961), who was the last of her 1,000-year-old family line.
There were no children of the marriage.