Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs was an English historian. He was a leading specialist on the Victorian era, and the foremost historian of broadcasting in Britain. Briggs achieved international recognition during his long and prolific career for examining... Wikipedia
Born: May 7, 1921, Keighley, United Kingdom
Died: March 15, 2016 (age 94 years), Lewes, United Kingdom
Children: Judith Susanna Briggs, Matthew William Banwell Briggs, Daniel Nicholas Briggs, and more
Spouse: Susan Anne Banwell (m. 1955)
Education: University of London, Sidney Sussex College, and Keighley Boys' Grammar School
Grandchildren: Jonathan Preston, Honor Johanna Briggs, Timothy Robert Wheeler, and more