Simon Winchester | |
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 Winchester in 2013 | |
| Born | 28 September 1944 London, England |
| Occupation | Journalist, author |
| Education | University of Oxford |
| Spouse | Catherine Evans (div.) Setsuko Winchester |
| Website | |
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Simon Winchester OBE (born 28 September 1944) is a British-American author and journalist. In his career at The Guardian newspaper, Winchester covered numerous significant events, including Bloody Sunday and the Watergate Scandal. Winchester has written or contributed to over 30 nonfiction books, has written one novel, and has contributed to several magazines, among them Condé Nast Traveler, Smithsonian Magazine, and National Geographic.