Sir David Robert Gilmour, 4th Baronet, (born 14 November 1952) is a British author.

Biography

Sir David Robert Gilmour, 4th Baronet, is the eldest son of

Ian Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar Ian Hedworth John Little Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar, (8 July 1926 – 21 September 2007) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was styled Sir Ian Gilmour, 3rd Baronet from 1977, having succeeded to his fath ...

, 3rd Baronet, and Lady Caroline Margaret Montagu-Douglas-Scott, the youngest daughter of the 8th Duke of Buccleuch. HRH Princess Margaret was his sponsor at his christening. He became the 4th

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on the death of his father in 2007. Gilmour was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. Gilmour is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL) and former Research Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford. He is a historian and biographer. He has also reviewed for publications such as the '' London Review of Books'', the ''

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'', '' Corriere della Sera'', the ''

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'', ''

The Spectator ''The Spectator'' is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving weekly magazine in the world. It is owned by Frederick Barclay, who also owns ''The ...

'', the ''

Independent on Sunday ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

'', and the ''

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''.

Personal life

He married Sarah Anne Bradstock, only daughter of Michael Hilary George Bradstock on 27 September 1975. They have four children: *Rachel Ann Caroline Gilmour (21 December 1977) *Alexander Ian Michael Gilmour (19 February 1980) *Katharine Victoria Mary Gilmour (1984) *Laura Elizabeth Rose Gilmour (1985)

Works

*''Dispossessed. The Ordeal of the Palestinians 1917-1980'', (1980) *''

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: The Fractured Country'', (1983) *''The Transformation of Spain: from

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to the

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'', (1985) *''The Last Leopard: A Life of

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'', (1988, new edition by Eland published in 2007) *''The Hungry Generations'', (1991) *''Cities of

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'', (1992) *'' Curzon: Imperial Statesman'' (1994)

Duff Cooper Prize The Duff Cooper Prize is a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of history, biography, political science or occasionally poetry, published in English or French. The prize was established in honour of Duff Cooper, a British diplomat, Ca ...

, shortlisted for

Whitbread Prize The Costa Book Awards were a set of annual literary awards recognising English-language books by writers based in UK and Ireland. Originally named the Whitbread Book Awards from 1971 to 2005 after its first sponsor, the Whitbread company, then ...

, Saltire Prize and Marsh Biography Award *''The French and their Revolution'' (ed), (1988) *''Paris & Elsewhere'' (ed), (1998) *''The Long Recessional: The Imperial Life of

Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. ...

'' (2002) ( Elizabeth Longford Historical Biography Prize 2003) *''The Ruling Caste: Imperial Lives in the

Victorian Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

'' (2005) *''The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, its Regions and their Peoples'' (2011), *'' The British in India: A Social History of the Raj'' (2018)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilmour, David, 4th Baronet 1952 births Living people British non-fiction writers Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature Presidents of the Oxford University Conservative Association People educated at Eton College British male writers Sons of life peers Male non-fiction writers

Biography

Personal life

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