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Martin Bax, 90, British consultant paediatrician and publisher, founder of Ambit.
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|Martin Charles Owen Bax (13 August 1933 – 24 March 2024) was a British consultant paediatrician who founded the arts magazine Ambit in 1959.
Life
Bax was the son of Cyril Bax, a civil servant, and his wife Eleanor Bayne, a teacher, and a grandson of Ernest Belfort Bax. He was educated at Dauntsey's School. He read medicine at New College, Oxford, and became a medical student at Guy's Hospital, graduating in 1961. He went on to become a lecturer there.
Bax organised regular readings in the UK for Ambit magazine and jazz events, presented at various venues in London and elsewhere including The Betsey Trotwood in Clerkenwell, London and Chelsea Arts Club. He edited the medical journal Developmental and Child Neurology from 1978, following the death of Ronald MacKeith. From 1959, Bax, MacKeith, and other members of the "Little Club", named for William John Little, worked on a definition of cerebral palsy. Bax edited and published it in 1964, and it received wide recognition.
Bax lived in London, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2002. He died on 24 March 2024, at the age of 90, and his ashes were interred in Highgate Cemetery.
Works
Bax's first published novel was The Hospital Ship published by Cape and New Directions in 1976. His novel Love on the Borders was published by Seren in 2005. In the 1970s, using text from The Hospital Ship, he developed The Vietnam Symphony with jazz trumpeter Henry Lowther, which was performed at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and subsequently on BBC Radio 3. He also wrote for children, and his book Edmund went Far Away was published in the US and the UK.
Ambit
Since Bax created it, Ambit has published poetry, prose, and artwork from the likes of Fleur Adcock, Peter Porter, Tennessee Williams, J. G. Ballard, Eduardo Paolozzi, and many others. He retired as editor in 2013.
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- "Martin Bax obituary"theguardian.com
- "Martin Bax, eminent paediatrician who also wrote novels and founded a sparky literary magazine – obituary"telegraph.co.uk
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Sources
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Bax
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- Sep 26, 2026
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- Sep 26, 2026
Trivia & Knowledge· 8 questions
Questions drawn from Martin Bax's archived record and the sources above.
1.In which year did Martin Bax die?
- A.2015
- B.2011
- C.2024correct
- D.2017
Martin Bax died in 2024.
Source: Profile: year of death: "ord: year of birth 1933. Archive record: age at death 90. Archive record: occupation consultant paediatrician and publisher. Archive record: nationality British. Arc
2.How old was Martin Bax when they died?
- A.90correct
- B.79
- C.85
- D.82
Martin Bax was 90 years old at the time of death.
Source: Profile: age at death: "Ballard, Eduardo Paolozzi, and many others. He retired as editor in 2013. == References == Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1933. Arc
3.In which year was Martin Bax born?
- A.1933correct
- B.1924
- C.1927
- D.1921
Martin Bax was born in 1933.
Source: Profile: year of birth: "orter, Tennessee Williams, J. G. Ballard, Eduardo Paolozzi, and many others. He retired as editor in 2013. == References == Archive record: year of death 2024. Archi
4.In which month did Martin Bax die?
- A.Marchcorrect
- B.May
- C.June
- D.April
Martin Bax died in March.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "ve record: year of birth 1933. Archive record: age at death 90. Archive record: occupation consultant paediatrician and publisher. Archive record: nationality
5.On which day of the month did Martin Bax die?
- A.26
- B.25
- C.24correct
- D.23
Martin Bax died on day 24 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "d: year of birth 1933. Archive record: age at death 90. Archive record: occupation consultant paediatrician and publisher. Archive record: nationality British
6.In which field was Martin Bax known?
- A.architect
- B.consultant paediatrician and publishercorrect
- C.novelist
- D.chemist
The biography describes Martin Bax as a consultant paediatrician and publisher.
Source: Profile: occupation: "d many others. He retired as editor in 2013. == References == Archive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1933. Archive record: age at death 90. A
7.What nationality was Martin Bax?
- A.Britishcorrect
- B.Argentine
- C.American
- D.Australian
Martin Bax is recorded as British.
Source: Profile: nationality: "rchive record: year of death 2024. Archive record: year of birth 1933. Archive record: age at death 90. Archive record: occupation consultant paediatrician and publish
8.Where did Martin Bax study?
- A.Dauntsey's Schoolcorrect
- B.University of Oxford
- C.University of Cambridge
- D.Harvard University
Martin Bax is recorded as having studied at Dauntsey's School.
Source: wikipedia-text article text: where they studied · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Bax · retrieved 2026-11-12
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