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2 February 1942
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University of Oxford
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Biography
Introduction
David Crane read history and English at Oxford University before becoming a lecturer at universities in the Netherlands, Japan, and Africa. He lives in northwest Scotland.
He has written two books about Lord Byron and his family; a biography of explorer Robert Falcon Scott; and a book about World War I grave monuments. He has also written a book about The Battle of Waterloo called Went the Day Well? (Witnessing Waterloo).
Awards and honours
- 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize shortlist for Empires of the Dead
- 2013 Hessell-Tiltman Prize shortlist for Empires of the Dead