Background
Matthews, Herbert Lionel was born on January 10, 1900 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Frances (Lewis) Matthews.
Matthews, Herbert Lionel was born on January 10, 1900 in New York City. Son of Samuel and Frances (Lewis) Matthews.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1922.
With New York Times, 1922-1967, reporter, foreign editor and war correspondent, correspondent Paris Bureau, 1931-1934, Abyssinian War, 1935-1936, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, Rome, 1939-1942, India, 1942-1943, Italian campaign, 1943-1945, chief London Bureau, 1945-1949, editorial staff, New York City, 1949-1967. Trustee, Radcliffe College.
Served with Tank corpus, United States army, 1918. Member Yale Political Union (honorary life.
Married Edith Crosse, February 21, 1931. Children: Eric, Priscilla.