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Christopher Hibbert

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English author, historian and Army Officer (1924–2008)
Christopher Hibbert
Hibbert c. 1958
Born
Arthur Raymond Hibbert

5 March 1924
Died21 December 2008 (aged 84)
Academic background
Alma materOriel College, Oxford
Academic work
Main interestsBritish history
Notable worksVarious major biographies

Arthur Raymond Hibbert (5 March 1924 – 21 December 2008), known asChristopher Hibbert, was anEnglish author,popular historian and biographer. He has been called "a pearl of biographers" (New Statesman) and "probably the most widely-readpopular historian of our time and undoubtedly one of the most prolific" (The Times).[1]

Biography

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Arthur Raymond Hibbert was born inEnderby,Leicestershire in 1924, the son ofCanon H. V. Hibbert (died 1980) and his wife Maude. He was the second of three children, and christened Arthur Raymond.[2] He was educated atRadley College, apublic school for boys nearAbingdon-on-Thames, inOxfordshire, before he went up toOriel College at theUniversity of Oxford.[1][3] He was awarded the degrees of BA and laterMA.[citation needed]

He left Oriel College to join theArmy, where a sergeant major referred to Hibbert as "Christopher Robin" (ofWinnie the Pooh books) based upon his youthful looks. The name "Christopher" subsequently stuck. During World War II, Hibbert served as an infantry officer in theLondon Irish Rifles regiment in Italy, reaching the rank of captain. He was wounded twice and awarded theMilitary Cross in 1945.[3][4]

From 1945 to 1959, he was a partner in a firm of land agents and auctioneers,[1] and began his writing career in 1957.[4] Hibbert was awarded theHeinemann Award for Literature in 1962 forThe Destruction of Lord Raglan.[3] He was a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Literature.

Personal life

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Hibbert lived atHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, and was a member of theArmy and Navy Club and theGarrick Club. He was married to Susan Piggford and the couple had three children: his literary executor Kate Hibbert, television writerJimmy Hibbert and music journalistTom Hibbert.[3][5]

He died on 21 December 2008, in Henley, frombronchial pneumonia at the age of 84.[1][3][4] He was cremated, after ahumanist ceremony in Oxford, on 2 January 2009.[6]

Works

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References

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  1. ^abcd"Christopher Hibbert: popular historian".The Times. 29 December 2008. Retrieved28 April 2020.
  2. ^Sheppard, Francis (27 January 2009)."Obituary: Christopher Hibbert".The Guardian. Retrieved29 April 2021.
  3. ^abcdeSheppard, Francis (27 January 2009)."Obituary: Christopher Hibbert".The Guardian. Retrieved28 August 2011.
  4. ^abcGrimes, William (6 January 2009)."Christopher Hibbert, 84, Lively Historian, Dies".The New York Times. Retrieved28 August 2011.
  5. ^https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/jan/22/phew-eh-readers-the-life-and-writing-of-tom-hibbert-review-the-pg-wodehouse-of-pop-journalism
  6. ^"Hibbert, Arthur Raymond [Christopher] (1924–2008), historian".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. May 2012.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/100916.ISBN 978-0-19-861411-1. Retrieved23 September 2012. (Subscription,Wikipedia Library access orUK public library membership required.) Subscription needed.

Further reading

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  • Crookes, John; Green, Alison; Smith, Sarah (2001).Debrett's People of Today (14th Annual ed.). London. p. 906.ISBN 1-870520-64-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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