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- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 1990
- Works
- 223
Top works
- The Russian Revolution
- The War Lords
- english history 1914-1945
- From Sarajevo to Potsdam
- The Course of German History
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Key facts
- Born
- Alan John Percivale Taylor , ( 1906-03-25 ) 25 March 1906, Southport , Lancashire , England
- Died
- 7 September 1990 (1990-09-07) (aged 84), London , England
- Alma mater
- Oriel College, Oxford
- Occupation
- Historian
- Years active
- 1927–1990
- Spouses
- Margaret Adams ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1931 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1951 ) Eve Crosland ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1974 ) Éva Haraszti ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Taylor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Birkdale
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- journalist
- Educated at
- University of Oxford
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral student
- Paul Kennedy
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Photo of AJP Taylor on dust jacket of Bismarck The Man and the Statesman.jpg
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- date of death
- 1990-09-07
- date of birth
- 1906-03-25
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- member of
- British Academy
- name in native language
- Alan John Percivale Taylor
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- different from
- Alan Taylor
- archives at
- Harry Ransom Center
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
- Commons category
- A. J. P. Taylor
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Alan John Percivale Taylor (25 March 1906 – 7 September 1990) was an English historian who specialised in 19th- and 20th-century European diplomacy. Both a journalist and a broadcaster, he became well known to millions through his television lectures. His combination of academic rigour and popular appeal led the historian Richard Overy to describe him as "the Macaulay of our age". In a 2011 poll by History Today magazine, he was named the fourth most important historian of the previous 60 years.
Life
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