William Andrew Coulthard Robinson (born 14 March 1957) is a British author and former newspaper editor. Andrew Robinson was educated at the

Dragon School The Dragon School is a private school across two sites in Oxford, England. The Dragon Pre-Prep (children aged 4–7) and Prep School (children aged 8–13) are both co-educational schools. The Dragon Prep School was founded in 1877 as the Oxfo ...

Eton College Eton College ( ) is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school providing boarding school, boarding education for boys aged 13–18, in the small town of Eton, Berkshire, Eton, in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. It has educated Prime Mini ...

, where he was a

King's Scholar A King's Scholar, abbreviated KS in the United Kingdom, is the recipient of a scholarship from a foundation created by, or under the auspices of, a British monarch. The scholarships are awarded at certain Public school (United Kingdom), public ...

University College, Oxford University College, formally The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University commonly called University College in the University of Oxford and colloquially referred to as "Univ", is a Colleges of the University of Oxf ...

, where he read

chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

, and finally the

School of Oriental and African Studies The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS University of London; ) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury area ...

in London. He is the son of

Neville Robinson Frank Neville Hosband Robinson (13 April 1925 – 19 October 1996) was an English physicist. Neville Robinson was educated at The Leys School in Cambridge, England, and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he studied Physics. Robinson initially ...

, an

Oxford Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate cau ...

, and Daphne Robinson. Robinson first visited

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

in 1975, and has been involved with the country's culture ever since. He has authored many books and articles, the most recent being ''India: A Short History'' (

Thames & Hudson Thames & Hudson (sometimes T&H for brevity) is a publisher of illustrated books in all visually creative categories: art, architecture, design, photography, fashion, film, and the performing arts. It also publishes books on archaeology, history, ...

, 2014). Until 2006, he was the

literary editor A literary editor is a editor responsible for refining and overseeing the quality of written content in a newspaper, magazine or other publication. Literary editor deals with aspects concerning literature and books, especially reviews. A literary ...

of the ''

Times Higher Education Supplement ''Times Higher Education'' (''THE''), formerly ''The Times Higher Education Supplement'' (''The THES''), is a British magazine reporting specifically on news and issues related to higher education. Ownership TPG Capital acquired TSL Education ...

''. He has also been a visiting fellow at

Wolfson College, Cambridge Wolfson College () is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The majority of students at the college are postgraduates. The college also admits "mature" undergraduates (aged 21 and above), with around ...

. He is based in London and is now a full-time writer.

Bibliography

Books

Robinson has authored and edited the following books: * * ''Maharaja: The Spectacular Heritage of Princely India'' with Sumio Uchiyama. Thames & Hudson (1988). . * ''Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye''. André Deutsch (1989). . * ''The Art of Rabindranath Tagore''. André Deutsch (1989). . * ''The Shape of the World'' with Simon Berthon. George Philip (1991). . * ''Earth Shock: Hurricanes, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tornadoes & Other Forces of Nature''. Thames & Hudson (1993). . * ''Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad-minded Man'' with Krishna Dutta.

St. Martin's Press St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan in New York City. It is headquartered in the Equitable Building (New York City), Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishe ...

(1995). . Also:

Bloomsbury Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London, part of the London Borough of Camden in England. It is considered a fashionable residential area, and is the location of numerous cultural institution, cultural, intellectual, and educational ...

(1997). . * ''Rabindranath Tagore: An Anthology'' with Krishna Dutta.

(1997). . Also:

Griffin The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (; Classical Latin: ''gryps'' or ''grypus''; Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a -4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk ...

(1998). . * ''Selected Letters of Rabindranath Tagore'' with Krishna Dutta.

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press was the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted a letters patent by King Henry VIII in 1534, it was the oldest university press in the world. Cambridge University Press merged with Cambridge Assessme ...

(1997). . * ''The Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs and Pictograms''. (1995); Thames & Hudson (2000). . * ''The Man Who Deciphered Linear B: The Story of Michael Ventris''. Thames & Hudson (2002). . * ''Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Great Undeciphered Scripts''.

McGraw-Hill McGraw Hill is an American education science company that provides educational content, software, and services for students and educators across various levels—from K-12 to higher education and professional settings. They produce textbooks, ...

(2002). . * ''Satyajit Ray, The Inner Eye: The Biography of a Master Film-Maker''.

I.B. Tauris I.B. Tauris is an educational publishing house and imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing. It was an independent publishing house with offices in London and New York City until its purchase in May 2018 by Bloomsbury Publishing. It specialises in non- ...

(2003). . * ''Satyajit Ray: A Vision of Cinema'' with Nemai Ghosh.

(2005). . * ''Einstein: A Hundred Years of Relativity''. Palazzo Editions (2005). . * ''

The Last Man Who Knew Everything ''The Last Man Who Knew Everything'' (2006), written by Andrew Robinson, is a biography of the British polymath Thomas Young (1773–1829). This biography is subtitled ''Thomas Young, the Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained ...

: Thomas Young, The Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick, and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Feats of Genius''.

Pi Press Pearson Education, known since 2011 as simply Pearson, is the educational publishing and services subsidiary of the international corporation Pearson plc. The subsidiary was formed in 1998, when Pearson plc acquired Simon & Schuster's educatio ...

(2006). . * ''The Story of Measurement''. Thames & Hudson (2007). . * ''Writing and Script: A Very Short Introduction''.

Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, with the Press officially granted the legal right to print books ...

(2009). . * ''Genius: A Very Short Introduction''. Oxford University Press (2011). . * ''Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-Francois Champollion''. Thames & Hudson (2012). . Oxford University Press (2012). . * '' The Scientists: An Epic of Discovery'' (editor). Thames & Hudson (2012). . * ''India: A Short History''. Thames & Hudson (2014). . * ''The Indus: Lost Civilizations''. Reaktion Books (2015). . * ''Earth-Shattering Events: Earthquakes, Nations and Civilization''. Thames & Hudson (2016). . * '' Einstein on the Run: How Britain Saved the World's Greatest Scientist''.

Yale University Press Yale University Press is the university press of Yale University. It was founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day and Clarence Day, grandsons of Benjamin Day, and became a department of Yale University in 1961, but it remains financially and ope ...

(2019). . * '' Einstein in Oxford''.

Bodleian Library Publishing The Bodleian Libraries are a collection of 28 libraries that serve the University of Oxford in England, including the Bodleian Library itself, as well as many other (but not all) central and faculty libraries. As of the 2021–2022 report year, ...

(2024). .

Book reviews

References

External links

Andrew Robinson
– Official website

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