Joll
Joll is a surname. It may refer to: * Christopher Joll (born 1948), British military event director and author * Ernst Joll (1902–1935), Estonian professional journalist and footballer * James Joll (1918–1994), British historian and university lecturer * Philip Joll Phillip Joll (born 14 March 1954) is a Welsh operatic baritone known for his portrayal of Wotan in Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen''. Born 14 March 1954 in Merthyr Tydfil, Joll was a pupil at Cyfarthfa High School, before joining the Royal N ...

James Joll
James Bysse Joll FBA (21 June 1918 – 12 July 1994) was a British historian and university lecturer whose works included ''The Origins of the First World War'' and ''Europe Since 1870''. He also wrote on the history of anarchism and socialism. Life and career Joll was born on 21 June 1918 in Bristol and was educated at Winchester, the University of Bordeaux and New College, Oxford. He left to join the British Army in 1940, eventually serving in the Special Operations Executive. He returned to Oxford after World War II, completed his studies, and became an instructor there. He was a Fellow and Tutor in Politics from 1947 until 1950. He then transferred to St Antony's College. In 1955 he met the painter and art historian John Golding; the two men formed a long relationship which lasted until Joll's death. While at Oxford, Joll wrote a book on the Second International (1955) and a book on Léon Blum, Walter Rathenau, and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, called ''Intellectuals in P ...
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Christopher Joll
Christopher Joll is a British military historian, author and military event organiser best known for managing the British Military Tournament. His books include a fifteen volume series of historical action-adventure stories, The Speedicut Papers & The Speedicut Memoirs, published by AuthorHouse; Uniquely British: A Year in the Life of the Household Cavalry (2012) published by Tricorn Books; The Drum Horse in the Fountain & Other Tales of the Heroes & Rogues in the Guards (2018); and Spoils of War: The Treasures, Trophies & Trivia of the British Empire (2019); Black Ice: The Memoirs of Corie Mapp (2021); The Imperial Impresario: The Treasures, Trophies & Trivia of Napoleon's Theatre of Power (2021) - all published by Nine Elms Books. He is also a regular contributor to Britain at War magazine. Joll was educated at Oxford University and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS or RMA Sandhurst), commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is on ...
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Ernst Joll
Ernst Joll (10 September 1902 – 4 March 1935) was an Estonian professional journalist and footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ... who played as a winger for the Estonian national football team. Career For the Estonian national football team, he played 23 games and scored 4 goals. He took part in the 1924 Olympic Games Football Tournament. He created the goal in Finland in the first winning football match against Finland on September 30, 1923. He worked, in 1921 as a sports reporter and since 1925 as a sports editor. Joll was buried at the Rahumäe Jaan Cemetery. References 1902 births 1935 deaths Footballers from Tallinn People from the Governorate of Estonia Estonian footballers Olympic footballers of Estonia Footballers at the 1924 Summe ...
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