Paul Johnson

Historian, Author

1928 –

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Who is Paul Johnson?

Paul Bede Johnson is an English journalist, historian, speechwriter and author. He was educated at the Jesuit independent school Stonyhurst College, and at Magdalen College, Oxford. Johnson first came to prominence in the 1950s as a journalist writing for, and later editing, the New Statesman magazine.

A prolific writer, he has written over 40 books and contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers. While associated with the left in his early career, he is now a conservative popular historian. His sons are the journalist Daniel Johnson, founder of Standpoint, and the businessman Luke Johnson, former chairman of Channel 4.

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Born
Nov 2, 1928
Manchester
Also known as
  • Paul M. Johnson
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • University of Oxford

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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