John Julius Norwich

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British person historian human television presenter travel writer writer

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 world.

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instanceOf British person ⓘ
historian ⓘ
human ⓘ
television presenter ⓘ
travel writer ⓘ
writer ⓘ
awardReceived Commander of the Royal Victorian Order ⓘ
birthName John Julius Cooper ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1929-09-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2018-06-01 ⓘ
educatedAt Eton College ⓘ
New College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer BBC ⓘ
father Duff Cooper ⓘ
fieldOfWork Byzantine history ⓘ
Mediterranean history ⓘ
history ⓘ
history of Venice ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre historical writing ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
honorificSuffix CVO ⓘ
FRSL ⓘ
knownFor works on the Mediterranean world ⓘ
works on the history of Byzantium ⓘ
works on the history of Venice ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society of Literature ⓘ
mother Lady Diana Cooper ⓘ
name John Julius Norwich self-link ⓘ
notableFamily Cooper family ⓘ
notableWork A History of Venice ⓘ
Byzantium: The Apogee ⓘ
Byzantium: The Decline and Fall ⓘ
Byzantium ⓘ
surface form: Byzantium: The Early Centuries

Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra ⓘ
The Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean ⓘ
numberOfChildren 2 ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
broadcaster ⓘ
historian ⓘ
travel writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Marylebone, London, England ⓘ
placeOfDeath London, England ⓘ
positionHeld Chairman of the Venice in Peril Fund ⓘ
presented television documentaries ⓘ

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Duff Cooper → child → John Julius Norwich ⓘ
John Julius Norwich → name → John Julius Norwich self-link ⓘ