Vincent Cronin

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Vincent Archibald Patrick Cronin , FRSL (born May 24, 1924 in Tredegar , Monmouthshire , then England, now Wales ; † January 25, 2011 in Marbella , Andalusia , Spain) was a British author who dealt primarily with topics of history and biographies dealt with by historical figures.

Life

Cronin was born the son of a Scottish physician and author Archibald Joseph Cronin . The family moved to London from Wales when he was two years old. He attended Ampleforth College before beginning his studies at Harvard University and then at the Sorbonne . At Trinity College in Oxford closed Cronin his studies in Ancient History and Philosophy from. During World War II, Cronin became a lieutenant in the British Army .

Cronin was the first editor of the Companion Guides series of travel guides , and was on the board of directors of the Royal Society of Literature (RSL) to which he was a fellow .

In 1949 Cronin married the French noblewoman Chantal de Rolland with whom he had five children. In the following years the family lived for longer periods in London, Marbella, Dragey and in Avranches , Département Manche in the Normandy region in the Manoir de Brion . Cronin passed away at his home in Marbella.

Awards

Publications (selection)

As an author

Biographies
Novels
  • The letter after Z . Collins, London 1960.
Non-fiction
  • The last migration . Hart-Davis, London 1957.
    • German translation: The last train of the black tents . Goverts, Stuttgart 1957.
  • The View from Planet Earth. Man looks at the Cosmos . Collins, London 1981, ISBN 0-00-211397-X .
    • German translation: The pillars of heaven. The world views of the West . Heyne, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-453-01818-4 .
  • Paris on the Eve 1900-1914 . Collins, London 1989, ISBN 0-00-217620-3 (EA London 1980).
    • German translation: Paris on the move. Culture, politics and society 1900–1914 . List, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-471-77227-8 .
  • Paris. City of the light, 1919-1939 . HarperCollins, London 1994, ISBN 0-00-215191-X .
  • The flowering of the Renaissance . Folio Society, London 1992, ISBN 0-00-215411-0 (EA London 1969)
  • Chile Rediscovered. In search of Eden . Stacey International, London 2009, ISBN 978-1-906768-02-7 .
  • The Golden Honeycomb. A Sicilian Quest . Dutton, New York 1954, ISBN 0-246-11125-9 .
    • German translation: The golden honeycomb Sicily . Scherz & Goverts, Stuttgart 1956.
  • A Concise History of Italy . Cassell, London 1973, ISBN 0-304-29236-2 .

As editor

  • Innovation in contemporary literature (essays by diverse hands; vol. 40). RSL, London 1979, ISBN 0-85115-119-1 .
  • A calendar of Saints . London 1963 and Newman Press, Westminster, Maryland 1963.
  • The Companion Guide to Paris . Fontana Books, London 1975, ISBN 0-00-613765-2 .
  • The Sunday Times Travel and Holiday Guide . Nelson, London 1966.
  • William H. Murray: The Companion Guide to the West Highlands of Scotland . 5th ed. Collins, London 1973, ISBN 0-00-211135-7 (EA London 1969).
  • Errol Brathwaite: The Companion Guide to the North Island of New Zealand . Collins, London 1974.
  • Eve Borsook: The Companion Guide to Florence . Companion Guides Publ., Woodbridge 1997, ISBN 1-900639-19-X .

As translator

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Named after Richard Hillary (1919–1943), awarded by Trinity College, Oxford.
  2. ↑ Named after William Heinemann (1863–1920), awarded by the Royal Society of Literature .
  3. ↑ Named after John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), awarded by the Rockefeller Foundation .
  4. ↑ For the US domestic market under the title The romantic way .

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personal data
SURNAME Cronin, Vincent
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cronin, Vincent Archibald Patrick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British author
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Tredegar , Monmouthshire , UK
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 2011
Place of death Marbella , Spain