Andro Linklater
Encyclopedia
Andro Linklater is a non-fiction writer, and historian
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. His brother is journalist, Magnus Linklater
and his sisters are the voice expert Kristin Linklater
and painter, Sally Linklater. His nephew, son of Kristin, is film actor Hamish Linklater
He was educated at Winchester College
and New College, Oxford
, where he read Modern History. At the end of the 1960s he lived in the United States, but returned to Britain to teach in Scotland and London, before turning to writing after his father's death in 1974.
His widely acclaimed book Measuring America has led to a series of illuminating books on American history, about which he is an accomplished speaker.
His work has appeared in Prospect Magazine, The Spectator, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Reader's Digest and Daily Mail.
He is married to photographer Marie-Louise Avery and lives in Kent.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
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Life
Andro Ian Robert Linklater is the youngest son of Eric LinklaterEric Linklater
Eric Robert Russell Linklater was a British writer, known for more than 20 novels, as well as short stories, travel writing and autobiography, and military history.-Life:...
. His brother is journalist, Magnus Linklater
Magnus Linklater
Magnus Linklater is a Scottish journalist and former newspaper editor.-Life:Linklater was born in Orkney, and is the son of Scottish writer Eric Linklater. He was brought up in Easter Ross, attending the local school at Nigg before moving to high school in Dunbar, East Lothian, and then on to Eton...
and his sisters are the voice expert Kristin Linklater
Kristin Linklater
Kristin Linklater is a Scottish vocal coach, dialect coach, acting teacher, actor, theatre director, and author. She is currently Head of Acting in the Theatre Arts Division of Columbia University.-Biography:...
and painter, Sally Linklater. His nephew, son of Kristin, is film actor Hamish Linklater
Hamish Linklater
Hamish Linklater is an American actor. He is best known as Matthew in the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine...
He was educated at Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
, where he read Modern History. At the end of the 1960s he lived in the United States, but returned to Britain to teach in Scotland and London, before turning to writing after his father's death in 1974.
His widely acclaimed book Measuring America has led to a series of illuminating books on American history, about which he is an accomplished speaker.
His work has appeared in Prospect Magazine, The Spectator, The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Reader's Digest and Daily Mail.
He is married to photographer Marie-Louise Avery and lives in Kent.