Martin Gilbert

Sir Martin Gilbert
Gilbert being awarded an honorary doctorate at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba, Israel, 2011
Born
Martin John Gilbert

(1936-10-25)25 October 1936
London, United Kingdom
Died3 February 2015(2015-02-03) (aged 78)
London, United Kingdom
EducationHighgate School
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
St Antony's College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Historian, author
Known forWinston Churchill's official biography
Twentieth century history
Jewish history

Sir Martin John Gilbert CBE FRSL (25 October 1936 – 3 February 2015)[1][2] was a British historian and honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. He was the author of 88 books, including works on Winston Churchill, the 20th century, and Jewish history including the Holocaust. He was a member of the Chilcot Inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq War.

  1. ^ Gilbert, Martin, Author's message, archived from the original on 22 May 2009
  2. ^ "Obituaries". University of Oxford Gazette. 145 (5087): 379. 19 February 2015.

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