Ben Schott
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Ben Schott is a British writer and author of the "Schott's Original Miscellany" series.
Born in London, England in 1974, Schott was educated at University College School, Hampstead. He used to say frequently that his ambition was to have a rack of Rototoms. Nonetheless, he went on to read Social and Political Sciences at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, where he took a double First. After Cambridge, Schott worked for the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson, but left after a few months to become a photographer.
According to a recent Guardian interview by Decca Aitkenhead [1] "[Schott] could easily be mistaken for one of those ageless English actors - a plummy, self-deprecating Hugh Grant-type with obscure, antiquarian tastes ... The curious thing about Schott is that, despite his arcane tastes and instincts for privacy, he has a highly marketable persona: the blend of self-assurance and innocence you find in polished talkshow guests, and a nice turn of phrase."
The Miscellany brand has been extended to Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany, Schott's Sporting, Gaming & Idling Miscellany and Schott's Almanac.
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