A. P. Herbert

Sir Alan Patrick Herbert CH (A. P. Herbert, 24 September 1890 – 11 November 1971), English novelist, playwright, poet, and politician, author of more than 50 books, famous for his witty championing of minority causes. More importantly, as an independent member of Parliament for Oxford University (1935–50), he introduced the matrimonial causes bill (enacted in 1937), which radically amended English divorce laws.