Christopher Bland (1938–2017)
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Christopher Bland was born in Japan on May 29, 1938. He grew up in Northern Ireland and was educated at Oxford University. He was captain of the university fencing team and fenced for Ireland at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He was chairman of Canongate for 22 years retiring in October 2016. His debut mehr anzeigen novel, Ashes in the Wind, was published in 2014. He died from cancer on January 28, 2017 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Bland, Sir Francis Christopher Buchan
- Geburtstag
- 1938-05-29
- Todestag
- 2017-01-28
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- England
UK - Geburtsort
- Yokohama, Japan
- Ausbildung
- Sedbergh School, Cumbria, England
Oxford University (Queen's College) - Berufe
- business executive
politician
novelist - Organisationen
- British Broadcasting Corporation (Chaiman ∙ 1996-2001)
Royal Shakespeare Company
British Telecom
London Weekend Television - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Knight Bachelor (1993)
- Kurzbiographie
- A consistently successful businessman, when asked in an interview with Big Issue what he would say to his 16-year old self, he replied "I'd tell him to become a writer. Forget all tha other stuff."
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- Werke
- 3
- Mitglieder
- 35
- Beliebtheit
- #405,584
- Bewertung
- 3.2
- Rezensionen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 19