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'''Philip Sandeman Ziegler''' (born 24 December 1929) is a British biographer and historian.
'''Philip Sandeman Ziegler''' (born 24 December 1929) is a British biographer and historian.


==Background==
==Background==


Born in [[Ringwood]], [[Hampshire]], Ziegler was educated at [[St Cyprian's School]], [[Eastbourne]], and went with the school when it merged with [[Summer Fields School]], [[Oxford]].<ref>Summerfields School Register 1864-1960 Oxonian Press 1960</ref> He attended [[Eton College]] and [[New College, Oxford]], graduating with a degree in [[Jurisprudence]] with highest honours before joining the [[British Foreign Service]]. In the Foreign Service, he served in [[Laos]], [[Pretoria]] and [[Bogotá]], as well as with the Delegation to [[NATO]] in Paris.<ref name=Black>Biographical Note to ''The Black Death'' Penguin Books, 1982 reprint</ref>
Born in [[Ringwood]], [[Hampshire]], Ziegler was educated at [[St Cyprian's School]], [[Eastbourne]], and went with the school when it merged with [[Summer Fields School]], [[Oxford]].<ref>Summerfields School Register 1864–1960 Oxonian Press 1960</ref> He attended [[Eton College]] and [[New College, Oxford]], graduating with a degree in [[Jurisprudence]] with highest honours before joining the [[British Foreign Service]]. In the Foreign Service, he served in [[Laos]], [[Pretoria]] and [[Bogotá]], as well as with the Delegation to [[NATO]] in Paris.<ref name=Black>Biographical Note to ''The Black Death'' Penguin Books, 1982 reprint</ref>


==Writing career==
==Writing career==


In 1967 he retired from the Foreign Service, and joined the publishers [[HarperCollins|Collins]]. Originally intending to be a novelist, he began a career as biographer with his life of [[Talleyrand]]'s lover, the [[Duchess of Dino]]. He was editor in chief at Collins from 1979-80. He has written in various journals and newspapers including ''[[The Spectator]]'', [[The Listener (magazine)|''The Listener'']],'' [[The Times]]'','' [[The Daily Telegraph]] ''and ''[[History Today]]''.<ref name = Black/>
In 1967 he retired from the Foreign Service, and joined the publishers [[HarperCollins|Collins]]. Originally intending to be a novelist, he began a career as biographer with his life of [[Talleyrand]]'s lover, the [[Duchess of Dino]]. He was editor in chief at Collins from 1979-80. He has written in various journals and newspapers including ''[[The Spectator]]'', ''[[The Listener (magazine)|The Listener]]'', ''[[The Times]]'', ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' and ''[[History Today]]''.<ref name = Black/>


===Works===
===Works===
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*''Melbourne : a Biography of William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne ''(1976) on [[Lord Melbourne]] the Prime Minister
*''Melbourne : a Biography of William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne ''(1976) on [[Lord Melbourne]] the Prime Minister
*''Crown and People ''(1978)
*''Crown and People ''(1978)
*''[[Lady Diana Cooper | Diana Cooper]] ''(1981)
*''[[Lady Diana Cooper|Diana Cooper]] ''(1981)
*''Mountbatten. The Official Biography ''(1985)
*''Mountbatten. The Official Biography ''(1985)
*''Elizabeth's Britain 1926 to 1986 ''(1986)
*''Elizabeth's Britain 1926 to 1986 ''(1986)
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*''Personal Diary of Admiral the Lord Louis Mountbatten, South-East Asia, 1943–1946 ''(1988)
*''Personal Diary of Admiral the Lord Louis Mountbatten, South-East Asia, 1943–1946 ''(1988)
*''The Sixth Great Power: Barings 1762–1929 ''(1988)
*''The Sixth Great Power: Barings 1762–1929 ''(1988)
*''From Shore to Shore - The Final Years: The Diaries of [[Earl Mountbatten of Burma]] 1953–1979 ''(1989)
*''From Shore to Shore – The Final Years: The Diaries of [[Earl Mountbatten of Burma]] 1953–1979 ''(1989)
*''Edward VIII, the Official Biography ''(1990)
*''Edward VIII, the Official Biography ''(1990)
*''[[Brooks's]]: A Social History ''(1991) editor with [[Desmond Seward]]
*''[[Brooks's]]: A Social History ''(1991) editor with [[Desmond Seward]]
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==See also==
==See also==


* [[Harold Wilson: Bibliography#Selected titles about Harold Wilson]]
* [[Harold_Wilson:_Bibliography#Selected_titles_about_Harold_Wilson]]


==References==
==References==
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Philip Sandeman Ziegler (born 24 December 1929) is a British biographer and historian.

Background

Born in Ringwood, Hampshire, Ziegler was educated at St Cyprian's School, Eastbourne, and went with the school when it merged with Summer Fields School, Oxford.[1] He attended Eton College and New College, Oxford, graduating with a degree in Jurisprudence with highest honours before joining the British Foreign Service. In the Foreign Service, he served in Laos, Pretoria and Bogotá, as well as with the Delegation to NATO in Paris.[2]

Writing career

In 1967 he retired from the Foreign Service, and joined the publishers Collins. Originally intending to be a novelist, he began a career as biographer with his life of Talleyrand's lover, the Duchess of Dino. He was editor in chief at Collins from 1979-80. He has written in various journals and newspapers including The Spectator, The Listener, The Times, The Daily Telegraph and History Today.[2]

Works

See also

References

  1. ^ Summerfields School Register 1864–1960 Oxonian Press 1960
  2. ^ a b Biographical Note to The Black Death Penguin Books, 1982 reprint

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