sentences:  Evans was born at Norwich, England, and commenced collecting stamps as a student at Uppingham Grammar School in 1861.He was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Artillery in 1867.Posted to Malta, he met Lieutenant Speranza, formerly Secretary of the London Philatelic Society, and studied Italian, which enabled him to translate and introduce Dr. Emilio Diena's work on the postal history of the Italian States to English speaking philatelists.