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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.

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A life in dates

2005Hessell-Tiltman PrizeAwardWolfson History PrizeAward1983T. S. Ashton PrizeAward1947Born23 December 1947

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Awards

Wolfson History Prize2005
Hessell-Tiltman Prize2005
T. S. Ashton Prize1983
Fellow of the British Academy
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1947 · age 78

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