About Matthew Darby
Born 1967. Matthew Darby is a British landscape architect.
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 co-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.
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Who is Matthew Darby?
British publisher, conservationist and landscape designer
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Matthew Darby was born on 27 August 1967.
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Matthew Darby is a landscape architect.
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