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Louise Nicholson

b. 1954

British historian and journalist

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About Louise Nicholson

Born 1954. Louise Nicholson is a British journalist, author, lecturer, historian and art historian.

Louise Nicholson (born 1 May 1954) is a British arts journalist, author, and lecturer who focuses on the art and culture of India and London. Her many books are mainly about India and London.

Nicholson is the chair of the charity Save a Child. She and her husband Nicholas Wapshott live in New York City.

Early life She is the daughter of Royden Joseph Nicholson. She graduated with an MA honours degree from the University of Edinburgh in 1976.

Career

Nicholson wrote for The Scotsman from 1973 to 1976, and for The Times from 1976 to 1983. She started working in 1976 at the Victorian Society. She later co-founded the Twentieth Century Society (at first named The Thirties Society) with Clive Aslet, Gavin Stamp and Bevis Hillier in 1978. She contributed to Aslet's The Best Buildings in Britain project (1980), searching the Church Commissioners' records for Grade A churches in England.

Save a Child Nicholson is the chair of the US chapter of Save a Child: Save a Child (America) Inc., a non-profit under the legal and regulatory framework of New York State. Save a Child, UK and US, are sponsors of the All Bengal Women's Union.

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University of Edinburgh

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Who is Louise Nicholson?

British historian and journalist

When was Louise Nicholson born?

Louise Nicholson was born on 1 May 1954 in Pyrford.

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Louise Nicholson is a journalist, author, lecturer, historian and art historian.

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Louise Nicholson is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Louise Nicholson

· Wikidata: Q6688878

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