Leonard Cottrell (1913–1974)
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Cottrell, Leonard
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Cottrell, Leonard Eric
- Geburtstag
- 1913-05-21
- Todestag
- 1974-10-06
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- UK
- Land (für Karte)
- UK
- Geburtsort
- Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
- Sterbeort
- Westmoreland, Cumbria, England, UK
- Wohnorte
- Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK (birth)
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- King Edward's School, Birmingham, England, UK
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- copywriter (advertising)
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- BBC
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After discussing the Seven Wonders, Cottrell surprises us further by discussing, with even more élan, buildings and monuments that he believes deserve to be discussed alongside the official 'Seven'. These are not modern buildings (the youngest discussed is from the Middle Ages) and yet the freshness with which the author discusses them is engaging. The Egyptian wonders have an obvious appeal, but perhaps Cottrell's best writing comes in the chapter on Krak des Chevaliers, the Crusader castle. While impressive, this isn't the most obvious candidate for a 'wonder', an evocative, magical place, but in Cottrell's hands we see it as such. Ultimately, Wonders of Antiquity is a fascinating topic delivered by a writer of some calibre, and that's all that's needed to make any title worth reading.… (mehr)