Paul Johnson (writer)

Paul Johnson
Johnson in 2005
Born
Paul Bede Johnson

(1928-11-02)2 November 1928
Manchester, United Kingdom
Died12 January 2023(2023-01-12) (aged 94)
London, United Kingdom
EducationStonyhurst College
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • popular historian
Known forEditor of the New Statesman (1965–1970)
Spouse
Marigold Hunt
(m. 1958)
Children4, including Daniel and Luke
Websitepauljohnsonarchives.org

Paul Bede Johnson CBE (2 November 1928 – 12 January 2023) was an English journalist, popular historian, speechwriter and author. Although associated with the political left in his early career, he became a popular conservative historian.

Johnson was educated at the Jesuit independent school Stonyhurst College, and at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he studied history.[1] He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a journalist writing for and later editing the New Statesman magazine. A prolific writer, Johnson wrote more than 50 books and contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers.[2] His sons include the journalist Daniel Johnson, founder of Standpoint magazine, and the businessman Luke Johnson, former chairman of Channel 4.

  1. ^ Green, Dominic (19 January 2023). "Paul Johnson and the fate of conservatism". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Paul Johnson, polemicist who turned against the left, dies at 94". The Times. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

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