Christopher Hibbert | |
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Born | 5 March 1924 Enderby, England |
Died | 21 December 2008 (aged 84) Henley-on-Thames, England |
Other names | Arthur Raymond Hibbert |
Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Academic career | |
Main interests | British history |
Notable works | Various major biographies |
Arthur Raymond "Christopher" Hibbert, MC, FRSL, FRGS (5 March 1924 – 21 December 2008) was an English author, popular historian and biographer. He has been called "a pearl of biographers" (New Statesman) and "probably the most widely-read popular historian of our time and undoubtedly one of the most prolific" (The Times).[1]