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A. J. P. Taylor

historian

Born: Died: English

Alan John Percivale Taylor (25 March 1906 – 7 September 1990) was an English historian who specialised in 19th- and 20th-century European diplomacy. Both a journalist and a broadcaster, he became well known to millions through his television lectures. His combination of academic rigour and popular appeal led the historian Richard Overy to describe him as "the Macaulay of our age". In a 2011 poll by History Today magazine, he was named the fourth most important historian of the previous 60 years.

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English historian

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  1. A. J. P. Taylor is born

    A. J. P. Taylor, English historian, known for english historian, was born on 1906-03-25.

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When was A. J. P. Taylor born?
A. J. P. Taylor was born on 1906-03-25 (English).
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English historian
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A. J. P. Taylor was involved in 1 recorded historical event, including A. J. P. Taylor is born.
When did A. J. P. Taylor die?
A. J. P. Taylor died on 1990-01-01.

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