John Julius Cooper

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John Julius Cooper, better known as John Julius Norwich, was a British historian, travel writer, and television presenter renowned for his works on the history of Venice, Byzantium, and the Mediterranean.

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instanceOf author
historian
human
television presenter
travel writer
alsoKnownAs John Julius Norwich
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
dateOfBirth 1929-09-15
dateOfDeath 2018-06-01
educatedAt Eton College
New College, Oxford NERFINISHED
Upper Canada College
father Duff Cooper
fieldOfWork history of Byzantium
history of Venice
history of the Mediterranean
travel writing
genre historical writing
non-fiction
travel literature
hasChild Artemis Cooper
Jason Cooper
languageOfWorkOrName English
maritalStatus married
memberOf House of Lords
mother Lady Diana Cooper
notableFor popular histories of Byzantium
popular histories of Venice
popular histories of the Mediterranean world
notableWork A History of Venice
A Short History of Byzantium
Byzantium: The Apogee
Byzantium: The Decline and Fall
Byzantium: The Early Centuries
Saladin and the Fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
surface form: The Kingdom in the Sun 1130–1194

The Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean
Norman conquest of southern Italy
surface form: The Normans in the South 1016–1130
occupation broadcaster
historian
television presenter
writer
placeOfBirth Marylebone, London, England
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld Hereditary peer in the House of Lords
residence London, England
sexOrGender male
title Viscount Norwich
workedOn television documentaries on historical subjects

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John Julius Norwich birthName John Julius Cooper
Viscount Norwich hasTitleHolder John Julius Cooper
Viscount Norwich secondHolder John Julius Cooper