David Crane
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| Intro | Historian | |||
| Places | United Kingdom | |||
| is | Historian | |||
| Work field | Social science | |||
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| Birth | 2 February 1942 | |||
| Age | 82 years | |||
| Star sign | Aquarius | |||
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Biography
David Crane read history and English at Oxford University before becoming a lecturer at universities in the Netherlands, Japan, and Africa. He lives in northwest Scotland.
He has written two books about Lord Byron and his family; a biography of explorer Robert Falcon Scott; and a book about World War I grave monuments. He has also written a book about The Battle of Waterloo called Went the Day Well? (Witnessing Waterloo).
Awards and honours
- 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize shortlist for Empires of the Dead
- 2013 Hessell-Tiltman Prize shortlist for Empires of the Dead