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Antony Beevor

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Sir Antony James Beevor, (born 14 December 1946) is a British military historian. He has published several popular historical works, mainly on the Second World War, the Spanish Civil War, and most recently the Russian Revolution and Civil War. Educated at Abberley Hall School, Winchester College, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Beevor commanded a troop of tanks in the 11th Hussars in Germany before deciding in 1970 to leave the army and become a writer. He became a visiting professor at Birkbeck, University of London, and the University of Kent. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antony Beevor is the 171st most popular historian (up from 181st in 2019), the 1,923rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,749th in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Antony Beevor ranks 171 out of 561. Before him are Antiochus of Syracuse, C. Northcote Parkinson, Steven Runciman, Ian Kershaw, Otto von Gierke, and Mirkhvand. After him are Charles Diehl, Ibn al-Faqih, Afet İnan, Max Dvořák, George Cœdès, and Karl Lamprecht.

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Among people born in 1946, Antony Beevor ranks 232. Before him are Tom Savini, Michael Radford, Matthieu Ricard, André Dussollier, Eduardo Camaño, and Billy Preston. After him are Toktar Aubakirov, Ti Lung, Héctor Lavoe, Dan McCafferty, Shujaat Hussain, and Joe Dante.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Antony Beevor ranks 1,923 out of 8,785. Before him are John Skelton (1460), Amy Johnson (1903), Edward the Exile (1016), Pieter de Molijn (1595), Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1847), and Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707). After him are Charles Booth (1840), Clive Barker (1952), Victor McLaglen (1886), Allen Carr (1934), William Caxton (1422), and Paul Rodgers (1949).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, Antony Beevor ranks 17. Before him are Henry Thomas Buckle (1821), Norman Davies (1939), E. P. Thompson (1924), C. Northcote Parkinson (1909), Steven Runciman (1903), and Ian Kershaw (1943). After him are William of Malmesbury (1080), Robert Conquest (1917), Anthony Blunt (1907), H. J. R. Murray (1868), Tony Judt (1948), and Clifford Edmund Bosworth (1928).

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