Eric Linklater | |
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| Born | Eric Robert Russell Linklater 8 March 1899 Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales |
| Died | 7 November 1974 (aged 75) Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Occupation | Writer, poet |
| Education | Aberdeen Grammar School University of Aberdeen |
| Genre | Military history, travel |
| Notable awards | Carnegie Medal (1944) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
Eric Robert Russell Linklater CBE (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a Welsh-born Scottish poet, fiction writer, military historian, and travel writer. For The Wind on the Moon, a children's fantasy novel, he won the 1944 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for the year's best children's book by a British subject.[1]