Eric Linklater
Novelist, Author
1899 – 1974
8 Views
Who was Eric Linklater?
Eric Robert Russell Linklater was a Welsh-born Scottish writer of novels and short stories, military history, and travel books. For The Wind on the Moon, a children's fantasy novel, he won the 1944 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for the year's best children's book by a British subject.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Mar 8, 1899
Penarth - Also known as
- Eric Robert Russell Linklater
- Eric Robert Linklater
- Parents
- Spouses
- Marjorie Linklater
(1933/06/01 - )
- Marjorie Linklater
- Children
- Nationality
- Wales
- Profession
- Education
- University of Aberdeen
- Lived in
- Penarth
- Died
- Nov 7, 1974
Orkney Islands - Resting place
- Harray
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Eric Linklater." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/eric_linklater>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Eric Linklater biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In