Biography
Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs (7 May 1921 – 15 March 2016) was an English historian. He was a leading specialist on the Victorian era, and the foremost historian of broadcasting in Britain. Briggs achieved international recognition during his long and prolific career for examining various aspects of modern British history. He became a life peer in 1976.
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1921-05-07
Deathday2016-03-15 (94 years old)
Birth PlaceKeighley, United Kingdom
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SpouseSusan Anne Banwell
ChildrenJudith Susanna Briggs, Katharine Jane Briggs, Matthew William Banwell Briggs, Daniel Nicholas Briggs
FatherWilliam Walker Briggs
MotherJane Spencer
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
AwardsFellow of the British Academy, Wolfson History Prize
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