The Naked Civil Servant (book) he faced by refusing to hide his homosexuality and flamboyant lifestyle during a time when such behaviour was criminalized in the United Kingdom. Crisp also recalls his various jobs including book designer, nude model, and prostitute. The title derives from Crisp's quip about being an art model: employed by schools, models are ultimately paid by the Department for Education. They are essentially civil employees who are naked during office hours. The Naked Civil Servant (book) The Naked Civil Servant is the 1968 autobiography of British gay icon Quentin Crisp, adapted into a 1975 film of the same name starring John
Lionel Davidson (civil servant) Lionel Davidson (civil servant) Sir Lionel Davidson, (19 January 1868 – 17 September 1944) was an Indian civil servant who served as a member of the Executive Council of the Governor of Madras. Lionel Davidson was born on 19 January 1868, the son of William Davidson. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and joined the Indian Civil Service in 1888., Davidson remained in England in order to obtain his Honours' degree at Oxford, and arrived in India only in 1889. He was appointed an Assistant Collector and Magistrate in July 1890, and as Assistant Secretary at the Chief Secretariat