Tom Brydges

Tom Brydges is an Anglophile, especially enjoying Carroll, Churchill, The Economist, British crosswords, and Sherlock Holmes. He has harbored the idea of this course for a long time. A fan of Osher/ILEAD, he has been a frequent course participant, served on the Curriculum Committee, and led his Sherlock Holmes course multiple times. His career was mostly in technical leadership positions. He has lived in Hanover since 1999.

Sherlock Holmes (Winter Term 2019)

Participant Testimonials:

I think the format of the class was excellent. The class was full of people who had studies Holmes extensively, as has the leader, and this made for intricate, and interesting discussions.

Tom was very well versed in his topic, but had no reservations stating that he did not know an answer. He was an interesting presenter who brought the class into discussion without pressing anyone. I especially liked that he enlarged the topic to include social customs etc of the era.