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Simon Garfield

Simon Frank Garfield is a British journalist and non-fiction author. He has written for publications such as Time Out, The Independent, and The Observer. His early work focused on the music industry, but his books have increasingly delved into niche topics, from British wrestling and the invention of mauve to the history of encyclopedias and typefaces.

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British journalist

Born 1960

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  • Cover of: Mauve: how one man invented a colour that changed the world
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  • Cover of: All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia

    First published in 2022 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Dog's Best Friend: The Story of an Unbreakable Bond

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  • Cover of: Our Hidden Lives: The Remakable Diaries of Post-War Britain

    First published in 2004 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: We Are at War: The Remarkable Diaries of Five Ordinary People
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  • Cover of: To the Letter: A Journey Through the Mail

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  • Cover of: On the map: why the world looks the way it does
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  • Cover of: In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate the World

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  • Cover of: Baskerville: The Biography of a Typeface

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  • Cover of: Notable Woman: The Romantic Journals of Jean Lucey Pratt
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  • Cover of: Albertus: The Biography of a Typeface

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  • Cover of: Private Battles: How the War Almost Defeated Us Our Intimate Diaries

    First published in 2006 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Just My Type: A Book about Fonts

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  • Cover of: To the Letter: A Curious History of Correspondence
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  • Cover of: The nation's favourite: the true adventures of Radio 1
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  • Cover of: My Dear Bessie: A Love Story in Letters
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British journalist

Born 1960

Subjects

History, Social aspects, Biography, Manners and customs, Social life and customs, World War, 1939-1945, Diaries, Great britain, biography, Type and type-founding, Authors, english, British Personal narratives, Chemists, Graphic design (Typography), Interviews, New York Times reviewed, Psychological aspects, Television broadcasting of sports, Wrestling, Authors, biography, British, Cartography, history, Colors, Dagelijks leven, Dyes and dyeing, Economic conditions

Places

Great Britain, England, London

People

Simon Garfield, Eric Gill, Frederic Goudy, Johannes Gutenberg, Matthew Carter, W. H. Perkin Sir (1838-1907), William Henry Perkin Sir (1838-1907)

Time

20th century, 1940-1945, World War II (1939-1945)

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Alternative names

  • Garfield, Simon F.
  • Simon Frank Garfield

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September 18, 2024 Edited by Vivienne Brief bio, birth year, links, photo
September 18, 2024 Edited by Vivienne Added new photo
June 15, 2022 Edited by acmidwin Added Wikidata identifier
August 31, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import