Christopher Hibbert | |
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| Born | Arthur Raymond Hibbert 5 March 1924 Enderby, Leicestershire, England |
| Died | 21 December 2008 (aged 84) Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Main interests | British history |
| Notable works | Various major biographies |
Arthur Raymond Hibbert (5 March 1924 – 21 December 2008), known as Christopher Hibbert, was an English author, popular historian and biographer. He has been called "a pearl of biographers" (New Statesman) and "probably the most widely-read popular historian of our time and undoubtedly one of the most prolific" (The Times).[1]