John Malam is a British historian, archaeologist, and author of
Children's non-fiction (informational) books.
Background
He was born in
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles (20 km) north of Birmingham, it forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of ...
, England, and attended the
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...
where he received a degree in Ancient History and Archaeology. He excavated at sites in the UK, and headed the archaeology unit at the
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust,
Shropshire
Shropshire (; abbreviated SalopAlso used officially as the name of the county from 1974–1980. The demonym for inhabitants of the county "Salopian" derives from this name.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West M ...
. Thereafter, he worked as an editor for UK publishing companies before becoming a full-time author.
His informational books for children cover a range of subjects, with a particular emphasis on ancient civilizations. He lives in
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...
, north-west England.
See also
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List of children's non-fiction writers
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References
External links
John Malam's website
British non-fiction writers
British children's writers
Living people
Writers from Wolverhampton
Alumni of the University of Birmingham
British male writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
British male non-fiction writers
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