Richard Leigh | |
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| Born | Richard Harris Leigh August 16, 1943 New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 21, 2007 (aged 64) London, England |
| Education | Tufts University (BA) University of Chicago (MS) Stony Brook University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | Co-author The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail |
| Relatives | Liz Greene (sister), an author and astrologer |
Richard Harris Leigh (16 August 1943 – 21 November 2007) was a novelist and short story writer born in New Jersey, United States to a British father and an American mother, who spent most of his life in the UK. Leigh earned a BA from Tufts University, a master's degree from the University of Chicago, and a PhD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.