Paul Johnson | |
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![]() Johnson in 2005 | |
Born | Paul Bede Johnson 2 November 1928 Manchester, United Kingdom |
Died | 12 January 2023 London, United Kingdom | (aged 94)
Education | Stonyhurst College |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
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Known for | Editor of the New Statesman (1965–1970) |
Spouse |
Marigold Hunt (m. 1958) |
Children | 4, including Daniel and Luke |
Website | pauljohnsonarchives |
Paul Bede Johnson CBE (2 November 1928 – 12 January 2023) was an English journalist, popular historian, speechwriter and author. Although associated with the political left in his early career, he became a popular conservative historian.
Johnson was educated at the Jesuit independent school Stonyhurst College, and at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he studied history.[1] He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a journalist writing for and later editing the New Statesman magazine. A prolific writer, Johnson wrote more than 50 books and contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers.[2] His sons include the journalist Daniel Johnson, founder of Standpoint magazine, and the businessman Luke Johnson, former chairman of Channel 4.