William Andrew Coulthard Robinson (born 14 March 1957) is a British author and former newspaper editor.Mark Twaite
Interview with Andrew Robinson
'' The Book Depository, 2009.'' Andrew Robinson was educated at the

Dragon School ("Reach for the Sun") , established = 1877 , closed = , type = Preparatory day and boarding school and Pre-Prep school , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Head , head = Emma Goldsm ...

Eton College Eton College () is a public school in Eton, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1440 by Henry VI under the name ''Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'',Nevill, p. 3 ff. intended as a sister institution to King's College, ...

, where he was a

King's Scholar A King's Scholar is a foundation scholar (elected on the basis of good academic performance and usually qualifying for reduced fees) of one of certain public schools. These include Eton College; The King's School, Canterbury; The King's School ...

University College, Oxford University College (in full The College of the Great Hall of the University of Oxford, colloquially referred to as "Univ") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It has a claim to being the oldest college of the unive ...

, where he read chemistry, and finally the

School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS University of London (; the School of Oriental and African Studies) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury a ...

in London. He is the son of

Neville Robinson Frank Neville Hosband Robinson (13 April 192519 October 1996) was an English physicist. Neville Robinson was educated at The Leys School in Cambridge, England, and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he read Physics. Robinson initially worked a ...

, an

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate cau ...

, and Daphne Robinson. Robinson first visited

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

in 1975, and has been involved with the country's culture ever since. He has authored many books and articles, the most recent being ''India: A Short History'' ( Thames & Hudson, 2014). Until 2006, he was the

literary editor A literary editor is an editor in a newspaper, magazine or similar publication who deals with aspects concerning literature and books, especially reviews.

of the ''

Times Higher Education Supplement ''Times Higher Education'' (''THE''), formerly ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'' (''The Thes''), is a British magazine reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education. Ownership TPG Capital acquired TSL Education ...

''. He has also been a visiting fellow at

Wolfson College, Cambridge Wolfson College () is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The majority of students at the college are postgraduates. The college also admits "mature" undergraduates (aged 21 and above), with around ...

.Anna Jones
Cambridge Festival of Ideas podcast

News
',

, UK, 23 October 2009. He is based in London and is now a full-time writer.

Bibliography

Books

Robinson has authored and edited the following books: * * ''Maharaja: The Spectacular Heritage of Princely India'' with Sumio Uchiyama. Thames & Hudson (1988). . * ''Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye''. André Deutsch (1989). . * ''The Art of Rabindranath Tagore''. André Deutsch (1989). . * ''The Shape of the World'' with Simon Berthon. George Philip (1991). . * ''Earth Shock: Hurricanes, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tornadoes & Other Forces of Nature''. Thames & Hudson (1993). . * ''Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-minded Man'' with Krishna Dutta.

St. Martin's Press St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...

(1995). . Also: Bloomsbury (1997). . * ''Rabindranath Tagore: An Anthology'' with Krishna Dutta.

(1997). . Also: Griffin (1998). . * ''Selected Letters of Rabindranath Tagore'' with Krishna Dutta.

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press in the world. It is also the King's Printer. Cambridge University Pre ...

(1997). . * ''The Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs and Pictograms''. Thames & Hudson (2000). . * ''The Man Who Deciphered Linear B: The Story of Michael Ventris''. Thames & Hudson (2002). . * ''Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Great Undeciphered Scripts''.

McGraw-Hill McGraw Hill is an American educational publishing company and one of the "big three" educational publishers that publishes educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education. The company also publishes refere ...

(2002). . * ''Satyajit Ray, The Inner Eye: The Biography of a Master Film-Maker''.

I.B. Tauris I.B. Tauris is an educational publishing house and imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing. It was an independent publishing house with offices in London and New York City until its purchase in May 2018 by Bloomsbury Publishing. It specialises in non ...

(2003). . * ''Satyajit Ray: A Vision of Cinema'' with Nemai Ghosh.

(2005). . * ''Einstein: A Hundred Years of Relativity''. Palazzo Editions (2005). . * ''

The Last Man Who Knew Everything ''The Last Man Who Knew Everything'' (2006), written by Andrew Robinson, is a biography of the British polymath Thomas Young (1773–1829). This biography is subtitled ''Thomas Young, the Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained H ...

: Thomas Young, The Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick, and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Feats of Genius''. Pi Press (2006). . * ''The Story of Measurement''. Thames & Hudson (2007). . * ''Writing and Script: A Very Short Introduction''.

Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...

(2009). . * ''Genius: A Very Short Introduction''. Oxford University Press (2011). . * ''Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-Francois Champollion''. Thames & Hudson (2012). . Oxford University Press (2012). . * '' The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery'' (editor). Thames & Hudson (2012). . * ''India: A Short History''. Thames & Hudson (2014). . * ''The Indus: Lost Civilizations''. Reaktion Books (2015). . * ''Earth-Shattering Events: Earthquakes, Nations and Civilization''. Thames & Hudson (2016). . * '' Einstein on the Run: How Britain Saved the World's Greatest Scientist''.

Yale University Press Yale University Press is the university press of Yale University. It was founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day, and became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but it remains financially and operationally autonomous. , Yale Universi ...

(2019). .

Book reviews

References

External links

Andrew Robinson
– Official website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, W. Andrew 1957 births Living people People educated at The Dragon School People educated at Eton College Alumni of University College, Oxford Alumni of SOAS University of London British biographers British male journalists British newspaper editors British non-fiction writers Fellows of Wolfson College, Cambridge History Today people Writers from London Male biographers