David Cannadine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David Cannadine

British historian

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1950

Place of Birth: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Profession: writer, historian, biographer, university teacher

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sir David Cannadine (born 1950) is a British author and historian, who specialises in modern history and the history of business and philanthropy.
He is currently a Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University, a Visiting Professor of History at Oxford University, and the editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
He is also President of the British Academy, the UK's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.
He also serves as the Chairman of the Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery in London and Vice-Chair of the Editorial Board of Past & Present. Cannadine is married to fellow historian Linda Colley.