Christopher Hitchens
English American author and journalist (1949–2011).
The record
Christopher Hitchens was an English American author and journalist. Born on 13 April 1949 in Portsmouth, Hitchens died on 15 December 2011 in Houston at the age of 62.
Notable works include Letters to a Young Contrarian, God Is Not Great and The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice. Hitchens studied at University of Oxford and The Leys School. Honours include Lannan Literary Awards, Emperor Has No Clothes Award and Great Immigrants Award, among 6 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 81 languages, Christopher Hitchens is No. 1,736 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 13 April 1949, Portsmouth
- Died
- 15 December 2011, Houston (aged 62)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Known as
- Journalist, writer, essayist
- Nickname
- Hitch
- Field
- Literature
- Party
- Socialist Workers Party, Labour Party
- Education
- University of Oxford, The Leys School
- Languages
- British English, English
- Children
- 1
- Wikipedia editions
- 81
Did you know
Lived to 62.
Shares a birthday with Samuel Beckett and Garry Kasparov.
One of 28 people in the Index born in Portsmouth, with George Meredith.
Has a Wikipedia article in 81 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Connections
- SpouseEleni Meleagrou
- SpouseCarol Blue
- SiblingPeter Hitchens
- ChildAlexander Meleagrou-Hitchens
One has a profile here.
Honours and works
Awards
- Lannan Literary Awards1991
- Emperor Has No Clothes Award2007
- Great Immigrants Award2007
- Richard Dawkins Award2011
- LennonOno Grant for Peace2012
- PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay
Notable works
- Letters to a Young Contrarian
- God Is Not Great
- The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice
- Mortality
- Hitch-22
- No One Left to Lie To
- Hitchens' razor
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- Wikidata Q49081 (facts, CC0)
- Wikimedia pageviews API (popularity)