Matthew Darby

This article is about the British conservationist and publisher. For the British general formerly known as Matthew Darby, see Matthew Darby-Griffith. For the American football player, see Matt Darby (American football).

Matthew George Darby, (born 27 August 1967) is a British conservationist and former publisher. He is the son of Adrian Darby and Lady Meriel Darby, daughter of former British Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home (also known as 14th Earl of Home, and Lord Home of the Hirsel). Home's correspondence with Darby was published as Letters to a Grandson in 1983.

Darby was the creator of the Pocket Canons, a best-selling series of books from the bible published in sixteen countries. The series won a number of awards including the Design and Art Direction (D&AD) Silver Award, 1998 and the Publishers' Publicity Circle award for Generic Campaign of the Year, 1998.

Darby is married to singer-songwriter Christina Kulukundis and has two children.

Other voluntary interests:

National Trust Regional Advisory Board member; Cotswolds Conservation Board member; director of (Tewkesbury) Abbey Lawn Trust.

References

Bredon Parish Council website
Home of the Hirsel, Lord. (1983). Letters to a Grandson, London: HarperCollins.
Sunday Times Magazine. (1984). Relative Values. Interview by Maddox, B.
The Face (magazine). (1998). Interview
Debrett's People of Today, 2008. (2007).
Country Life. (7 June 2007). pp 158–159. Interview

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