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Peter Holt

British historian (1918-2006) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 87

Peter Malcolm Holt, FBA was a historian of the Middle East and Sudan. He was generally known as P. M. Holt.

Peter Holt is read about 5 times a day, in 9 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

Awards

Fellow of the British Academy

Country

United Kingdom