David Pickering

Who is David Pickering?

David Pickering is a reference books compiler. He has contributed to some 150 reference books, mostly in the areas of the arts, language, local history and popular interest. These include a Dictionary of Theatre, an Encyclopedia of Pantomime, Brewer's Twentieth-Century Music, a Dictionary of Superstitions and a Dictionary of Witchcraft.

He lives in Buckingham with his wife and two sons. Pickering was a pupil at Dryden House, Oundle School. He graduated in English from St Peter's College, Oxford.