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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2012}}Benjamin "Ben" Hutchison Humble MBE (1903 - 1977) was a Scottish writer and climber who was responsible for the creation of Scottish Mountain Rescue teams as we know them today. He was also a keen photographer and film maker. During the World War II he produced several educational films in order to support the war effort.[1]Humble was born in Dumbarton in 1903, one of the sons of the manager of Dennystown Forge. Despite his total deafness he became a dentist, later making advances in forensic dentistry. A biography of his life, The Voice Of The Hills: The Story Of Ben Humble was written by his nephew Roy Humble in 1995. WorksBooks- Arrochar and District: A Complete Guide (1930)
- Tramping In Skye (1933)
- The Songs Of Skye (1934)
- Wayfaring Around Scotland (1936)
- Songs For Climbers (1938), a collection of climbing songs put together by Humble and his publisher W.M.McLellan
- Rock Climbs On The Cobbler (1940), written with the assistance of J.B.Nimlin and G.C.Williams
- On Scottish Hills (1946)
- The Cuillin Of Skye (1952)
- Rock Climbs At Arrochar (1954), written with the assistance of J.B.Nimlin.
Films- A Bomb Fell (1941)
- A Cragsman's Day (1946)
- Holidays in Arrochar (1949)
Notes1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.arrocharheritage.com/BenHumbleMBE.htm |title=Ben Humble MBE 1903-1977 |work=Arrochar, Tarbet and Ardlui Heritage}}
References- {{cite book |first=Roy |last=Humble |title=The Voice Of The Hills: The Story Of Ben Humble |location=Edinburgh |publisher=Pentland Press |year=1995 |isbn=978-1-85821-249-4}}
Trivia His name is Benjamin Humble, otherwise known as "B. Humble." Get it? B. Humble? Sit down! B. Humble! {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Humble, Ben}}{{Scotland-business-bio-stub}}{{Scotland-writer-stub}} 7 : Scottish mountain climbers|Scottish dentists|1977 deaths|1903 births|Scottish film producers|People from Dumbarton|Scottish non-fiction writers |