David Nicholas Oliver Sekers

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(born 29 September 1943) is a British historian.

Early life

He was born in 1943, the son of the Hungarian industrialist, Sir Nicholas Sekers, and his wife, Agota. He attended Eton College, where he was a pupil in the house run by Nigel Wykes, and then

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Career

For the Channel 4 programme '' The Mill'', he was the historical consultant. Since 2005 he has been an advisor to the

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(DCMS)

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. He has carried out consultancy work for the

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(HLF).

National Trust

From 1989-98 he was Director of the Southern Region of the

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. From 1998-2001 he was Director of the Regions of the National Trust.

Personal life

In 1965, he married Simone Caplat, daughter of Moran Caplat, the general manager of Glyndebourne. She is a trustee of the

Landmark Trust The Landmark Trust is a British architectural conservation, building conservation charitable organization, charity, founded in 1965 by John Smith (Conservative politician), Sir John and Lady Smith, that rescues buildings of historic interest or ...

. Sekers was made an

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

(OBE) in the

1986 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1986 were appointments by most of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countri ...

. He was a director of Quarry Bank Museum.

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