Owen Dudley Edwards
Irish historian and critic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Irish historian and critic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Owen Dudley Edwards (born 27 March 1938) is an Irish historian and former Reader in Commonwealth and American History at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Owen Dudley Edwards talking with an audience member at the West Port Book Festival | |
| Spouse | Barbara Balbirnie Lee |
| Children | 3, including Sara Parvis[1] |
| Parent | Robert Dudley Edwards |
| Relatives | Ruth Dudley Edwards (sister) |
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| Institutions | University of Edinburgh |
He is the son of Professor Robert Dudley Edwards and brother to the Irish writer, Ruth Dudley Edwards. He is the general editor of the Oxford Sherlock Holmes series, and is a recognised expert on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, P. G. Wodehouse and Oscar Wilde.
Dudley Edwards attended Belvedere College, Dublin, University College Dublin, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
In 1966 he married Barbara Balbirnie Lee. They have three children.
