Noble Frankland
Anthony Noble Frankland (born July 4, 1922 in Westmorland - † October 31, 2019 ) was a British historian and director of the Imperial War Museum from 1960 to 1982 .
Frankland attended Trinity College, Oxford in 1941/42 and from October 1945 to November 1947.
In the Royal Air Force he served as a navigator in the RAF Bomber Command from 1941 to 1945 . He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944 and was promoted to Flight Lieutenant.
From 1948 to 1951 he worked in the aviation history department of the aviation ministry. In Oxford he was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD. He was then an official military historian in the Cabinet Office until 1958 . With Charles Webster (1886–1961) he wrote an official four-volume history of the RAF's strategic air offensive against Germany. Retired aviator generals protested against their interpretation as an “expensive failure”.
Since he headed the Imperial War Museum from 1960, he has built it into a leading institution. In 1963 he was invited to hold the military history Lees Knowles Lectures on the Strategic Air Offensive at Trinity College, Cambridge . 1971-1974 he was historical advisor to Thames Television for the series The World at War .
He died on October 31, 2019 at the age of 97.
Individual evidence
- ↑ ENGLAND / BOMB WAR: In the name of the Lord . In: Der Spiegel . No. 44 , 1961 ( online - 25 October 1961 ).
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291327/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frankland, Noble |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frankland, Anthony Noble (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British historian and director of the Imperial War Museum |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westmorland |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 2019 |