Richard Overy
British historian · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1947 · age 78
Richard James Overy is a British historian who has published on the history of World War II and Nazi Germany. In 2007, as The Times editor of Complete History of the World, he chose the 50 key dates of world history.
Richard Overy is read about 92 times a day, in 18 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 24 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.
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2005Hessell-Tiltman PrizeAwardWolfson History PrizeAward1983T. S. Ashton PrizeAward1947Born23 December 1947
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Born 1947 · age 78