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Bill Emmott
English journalist, author, and consultant (born 1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William John Emmott (born 6 August 1956)[1] is an English journalist, author, and consultant best known as the editor-in-chief of The Economist newspaper from 1993 to 2006.[2] Emmott has written fourteen books and worked on two documentary feature films. He co-founded the Wake Up Foundation, an educational charity dedicated to raising awareness of the dangers facing Western societies. He is now chairman of the Trinity College Long Room Hub for Arts & Humanities in Dublin, of the International Institute for Strategic Studies and of the Japan Society of the UK in London.
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Born | (1956-08-06) 6 August 1956 (age 67) |
Nationality | British |
Education | Latymer Upper School |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, author, consultant |
Title | Editor of The Economist (1993–2006) |
Spouses | Charlotte Crowther
(m. 1982, divorced)Carol Barbara Mawer (m. 1992) |
Parent(s) | Richard Anthony (father) Audrey Mary Emmott (mother) |
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