C. P. Snow
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- Born
- 15 October 1905
- Died
- 1 July 1980
- Works
- 202
Top works
- Time of Hope
- variety of men
- Corridors of Power
- Coat of Varnish
- The Affair
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Key facts
- Born
- Charles Percy Snow , ( 1905-10-15 ) 15 October 1905, Leicester , England
- Died
- 1 July 1980 (1980-07-01) (aged 74), London, England
- Education
- Alderman Newton's School
- Alma mater
- University College, Leicester University of Cambridge (PhD)
- Known for
- Strangers and Brothers The Two Cultures Corridors of Power
- Spouses
- Pamela Hansford Johnson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 )
- Fields
- Physics, chemistry, literature (novelist)
- Institutions
- University of Cambridge English Electric Civil Service
- Thesis
- The Structure of Simple Molecules (1930)
- Doctoral students
- Eric Eastwood
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Lord Snow of Leicester was born at 40 Richmond Road Leicester. This plaque is displayed opposite his birthplace.
Charles Percy Snow, Baron Snow (15 October 1905 – 1 July 1980) was an English novelist and physical chemist who also served in several important positions in the British Civil Service and briefly in the UK government. He is best known for his series of novels known collectively as Strangers and Brothers, and for "The Two Cultures", a 1959 lecture in which he laments the gulf between scientists and "literary intellectuals".
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1905 births1980 deaths20th-century English male writers20th-century English novelistsAlumni of Christ's College, CambridgeAlumni of the University of LeicesterAlumni of the University of LondonAlumni of University of London WorldwideCommanders of the Order of the British EmpireEnglish male novelistsFellows of Christ's College, CambridgeJames Tait Black Memorial Prize recipients