▁Service , ▁based ▁at ▁first ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Sydney ▁Henry ▁He ym anson ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁South ▁Y ar ra , ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁Frederick ▁Leopold ▁He ym anson ▁and ▁Ber tha ▁Mc D onn ell ▁He ym anson . ▁His ▁father ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁commercial ▁trav eller . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁early ▁education ▁at ▁All ▁Sain ts ' ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁in ▁East ▁St ▁K ilda ▁and ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁first - class ▁hon ours ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁At ▁university , ▁he ▁won ▁pri zes ▁in ▁history , ▁political ▁science , ▁and ▁political ▁economy ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁University ▁Magazine . ▁ ▁After ▁finishing ▁his ▁university ▁studies ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁He ym anson ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁history ▁master ▁at ▁his ▁grammar ▁school . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁and ▁first ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ' s ▁student ▁newspaper , ▁Far rag o . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁England , ▁where ▁he ▁en rolled ▁as ▁a ▁doctor al ▁student ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Political ▁Science , ▁studying ▁under ▁Arnold ▁To yn be e . ▁To ▁support ▁himself ▁in ▁London , ▁he ▁worked