Nicholas Wahl

Anthony Nicholas Maria Wahl (7 June 1928 - 13 September 1996) was an American historian.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Born in New York, he had an academic career encompassing Harvard, Princeton and New York University, focusing on French politics, particularly those of the Fifth French Republic, and on the political career of Charles de Gaulle.

He married Sandy Walcott in 1964, but their marriage was dissolved in 1988. He married the British artist Charlotte Johnson in the same year. She was the former wife of Stanley Johnson, and the daughter of Sir James Fawcett, through whom he was the stepfather of Boris, Rachel and Jo Johnson.

He died of cancer in London.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-professor-nicholas-wahl-1363861.html
  2. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/15/nyregion/nicholas-wahl-68-scholar-of-french-politics.html
  3. ↑ Professor Nicholas Wahl; Obituary. The Times (London, England). (Sept. 20, 1996) News: p21. Word Count: 672
  4. ↑ Outsider in France's inner circle: Obituary of Nicholas Wahl. The Guardian (London, England). (Sept. 19, 1996) News: p15. Word Count: 834.
  5. ↑ "In Memoriam Nicholas Wahl," French Politics and Society, Vol. 14, No. 4, Autumn 1996
  6. ↑ http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/archives/wahl/bioghist.html
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