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Asa Briggs
English historian (1921-2016) · United Kingdom · On the map · Politicians · Died at 94
Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs was an English historian. He was a leading specialist on the Victorian era, and the foremost historian of broadcasting in Britain. Briggs achieved international recognition during his long and prolific career for examining various aspects of modern British history.
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He became a life peer in 1976.
