Paul Kriwaczek
Paul Kriwaczek (30 November 1937 - 2 March 2011) was a British historian and television presenter.
Life
He was born in Vienna on 30 November 1937. He escaped from Nazi Austria to England in 1939. He attended grammar school in London and studied at the London Hospital Medical School.[1]
Career
In 1970, he joined the BBC and remained at the helm for twenty-five years. He also served as head of Central Asian Affairs at the BBC World Service.[2]
Bibliography
Some of his books are:[3]
- In Search of Zarathustra: Across Iran and Central Asia to Find the World's First Prophet
- Babylon: Mesopotamia And The Birth Of Civilization
- Yiddish Civilisation: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation
- E=mc²: The Great Ideas that Shaped Our World
- Documentary for the Small Screen
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