Michael Pitt-Rivers
Michael Pitt-Rivers | |
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| Born | Michael Augustus Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers 27 May 1917 |
| Died | December 1999 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Landowner |
| Known for | Being a defendant in the 1954 Montagu trial |
| Criminal charge | "Conspiracy to incite certain male persons to commit serious offences with male persons" |
| Criminal penalty | 18 months imprisonment |
| Spouse | |
| Partner | William Gronow-Davis |
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| Relatives | Julian Pitt-Rivers (brother) |
Major Michael Augustus Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers (27 May 1917 – December 1999) was a British military officer and landowner who gained notoriety in Britain in the 1950s when he was put on trial charged with buggery. This trial was instrumental in bringing public attention, and opposition, to the stringent laws against homosexual acts as they then stood.