John Pollock Sir Frederick John Pollock, 4th Baronet (26 Dec 1878 – 22 July 1963) was an English historian, journalist, and translator. John Pollock was the son of Sir Frederick Pollock, 3rd Baronet, and Georgina Harriet Deffell, younger daughter of John Deffell,of Calcutta. He was educated at Eton College, graduated in 1900, and continued his education at Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1920 he married famous Russian actress Lydia Borisovna Yavorskaya (Gubbenet / Hubbenet) (1874-1921), ex-wife of writer Prince Vladimir Baryatinskiy. They had no children, and the next year she died. On 28 April 1925, he married Alix Soubiran, daughter of Jean Julien I'Estom Soubiran, of Bordeaux. She died on 14 April 1968. Pollock succeeded as 4th Baronet on 18 January 1937. He died on 22 July 1963 at age 84. Pollock's son, George Frederick Pollock (1928-2016), a photographer and inventor, succeeded to the baronetcy.  Read More Read Less