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Neal Ascherson

British journalist · United Kingdom · On the map · Journalists · Born 1932 · age 94

Charles Neal Ascherson is a Scottish journalist and writer. In his youth he fought for the British in the Malayan Emergency. He has been described by Radio Prague as "one of Britain's leading experts on central and eastern Europe". Ascherson is the author of several books on the history of Poland and Ukraine.

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1998Saltire AwardsAward1991Honorary DoctorateAward1989James Cameron Memorial Trust AwardAward1932Born5 October 1932

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Saltire Awards1998
Honorary Doctorate1991
James Cameron Memorial Trust Award1989

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His work has appeared in The Guardian and The New York Review of Books.

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United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
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Journalist
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Born 1932 · age 94

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