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Simon Garfield
サイモン・ガーフィールド
Saimon Gāfirudo
Aliases:
Simon Frank Garfield
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-03-19 （London）
- Died
- N/A （N/A）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Hampstead Garden Suburb (childhood) → London → St Ives, Cornwall → Hampstead, London
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, non-fiction author, editor, scriptwriter
- Active Years
- 1981-2024
- Affiliations
- Mass-Observation (trustee), Time Out
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College School | — | — | — | 1970年代 | United Kingdom |
| London School of Economics | Faculty of Economics | Student newspaper | — | 1978-1982 | United Kingdom |
University College School
Period:
1970年代
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
United Kingdom
London School of Economics
Faculty of Economics
/ Student newspaper
Period:
1978-1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
United Kingdom
Joint editor of student newspaper The Beaver
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Student Journalist of the Year | — | — | The Guardian | winner |
| 1994 | Somerset Maugham Award | The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS | — | Society of Authors | winner |
| 2005 | Mind Journalist of the Year | Unhappy Anniversary | — | Mind | winner |
Student Journalist of the Year
1981
Organization:
The Guardian
Result:
winner
Somerset Maugham Award
1994
Work:
The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Mind Journalist of the Year
2005
Work:
Unhappy Anniversary
Organization:
Mind
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS
1994 Non-fictionA history of AIDS in Britain.
AIDSsocial history
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
2000 Non-fictionThe life of William Henry Perkin and the invention of mauve.
inventionhistory of chemistry
Just My Type: A Book About Fonts
2010 Non-fictionExploring the history of typographic fonts.
fontsdesign history
On the Map: Why the World Looks the Way it Does
2012 Non-fictionA history of maps.
mapsgeography
Bibliography
- Expensive Habits: The Dark Side of the Music Industry
- Money for Nothing: Greed and Exploitation in the Music Industry
- The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS
- The Wrestling
- The Nation's Favourite: The True Adventures of Radio One
- Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World
- The Last Journey of William Huskisson
- Our Hidden Lives
- We Are at War
- Private Battles
- The Error World: An Affair With Stamps
- Just My Type
- On the Map
- To the Letter
- Timekeepers
- In Miniature
- Dog's Best Friend
- All the Knowledge in the World
- Albertus
- Baskerville
- Comic Sans
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- accessible and well-researchedentertainingobjective
- Recurring Motifs
- history of niche topicseveryday obsessionssocial history
Legacy
Prominent British non-fiction author known for books on unique niche topics like music industry, AIDS, fonts, maps, and stamps. Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award.
Trivia
- His father fled Hamburg to London in 1934, changing his name from Garfunkel to Garfield.
- Lost his father at 13, brother at 18, and mother at 19.
- Became obsessed with stamp collecting, sold his collection for £42,500 to buy a place in St Ives, Cornwall.