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Jan Morris | |
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| Born | James Humphry Morris[1]: 4 2 October 1926 Clevedon, Somerset, England |
| Died | 20 November 2020 (aged 94)[2] Pwllheli, Wales |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Genre | Non-fiction, travel writing |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Tuckniss (m. 1949) |
| Children | 5 |
Catharine Jan Morris[3][4] CBE FRSL (born James Humphry Morris; 2 October 1926 – 20 November 2020) was a Welsh historian, author and travel writer. She was known particularly for the Pax Britannica trilogy (1968–1978), a history of the British Empire, and for portraits of cities, including Oxford, Venice, Trieste, Hong Kong and New York City. She published under her birth name, James, until 1972, when she had gender reassignment surgery after transitioning from male to female.
Morris was a member of the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition, which made the first ever confirmed ascent of the mountain.[5] She was the only journalist to accompany the expedition, climbing with the team to a camp at 22,000 feet, and using a prearranged code to send news of the successful ascent, which was announced in The Times on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation (2 June 1953).[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
conundrumwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Travel writer and journalist Jan Morris dies at 94". BBC News. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Jan Morris, Paul Clements, University of Wales Press, 2008, p. 7
- ^ The International Who's Who of Women 2002, 2001, ed. Elizabeth Sleeman, Taylor & Francis, p. 388
- ^ Lea, Richard (20 November 2020). "Jan Morris, historian, travel writer and trans pioneer, dies aged 94". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Jan Morris: She sensed she was 'at the very end of things'. What a life it was …". The Guardian. 22 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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