Jasper Ridley
Author
1920 – 2004
Who was Jasper Ridley?
Jasper Godwin Ridley was a British writer, known for historical biographies. He received the 1970 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his biography Lord Palmerston.
Born in West Hoathly, Sussex, he was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, and the Sorbonne. He trained and practiced as a barrister, before starting to write. During World War II, he was a conscientious objector and was, by his own account, violently abused while in a detention camp. He served on St Pancras Borough Council from 1945 to 1949, and stood, unsuccessfully, as Labour Party candidate for Winchester in 1955 general election.
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- Born
- May 25, 1920
England - Also known as
- Jasper Godwin Ridley
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Magdalen College, Oxford
- University of Paris
- Died
- 2004
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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