Jan Morris, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jan Morris

British historian

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1926

Place of Birth: Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Profession: historian, author, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jan Morris, CBE, FRSL (born 2 October 1926) is a Welsh historian, author and travel writer.
She is known particularly for the Pax Britannica trilogy (1968–1978), a history of the British Empire, and for portraits of cities, notably Oxford, Venice, Trieste, Hong Kong, and New York City.
A trans woman, she was published under her birth name, James, until 1972, when she had sex reassignment after transitioning from male to female.