David Crane (historian)

David Crane
Born	Scotland
Alma mater	University of Oxford
Occupation(s)	Historian, author

David Crane is a Scottish historian and author.

Crane read history and English at University of Oxford before becoming a lecturer at universities in the Netherlands, Japan, and Africa. He lives in northwest Scotland.

He has written two books about Lord Byron and his family; a biography of explorer Robert Falcon Scott; and a book about World War I grave monuments. He has also written a book about The Battle of Waterloo called Went the Day Well? (Witnessing Waterloo).

Awards and honours

• 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize shortlist for Empires of the Dead ^[1]
• 2013 Hessell-Tiltman Prize shortlist for Empires of the Dead ^[2]

Bibliography

• Lord Byron's Jackal: A Life of Trelawny (1999) ^[3]
• The Kindness of Sisters: Annabella Milbanke and the Destruction of the Byrons (2002), held in 390 libraries according to WorldCat ^[4]
• Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage and Tragedy in the Extreme South (2006) ^[5]
• Empires of the Dead: How One Man's Vision led to the Creation of WWI's World Graves (2013)
• Went the Day Well? (Witnessing Waterloo) (2015)

References

1. Charlotte Higgins (30 September 2013). "Samuel Johnson prize 2013 shortlist – in pictures". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 September 2013.
2. Timothy R. Smith (9 April 2014). "David Reynolds wins PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize". The Washington Post . Retrieved 7 June 2014.
3. WorldCat
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