Paul Johnson
English journalist and popular historian
Died when: 94 years 71 days (1130 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
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Paul Bede Johnson CBE (born 2 November 1928) was an English journalist, popular historian, speechwriter, and author.Although associated with the political left in his early career, he is now a conservative popular historian.
Johnson was educated at the Jesuit independent school Stonyhurst College, and at Magdalen College, Oxford.He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a journalist writing for and later editing the New Statesman magazine.
A prolific writer, Johnson has written over 40 books and contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers.His sons include the journalist Daniel Johnson, founder of Standpoint magazine, and the businessman Luke Johnson, former chairman of Channel 4.
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