Eric Linklater, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eric Linklater

Scottish writer

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1899

Place of Birth: Penarth, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Nov-1974

Profession: screenwriter, writer, politician, historian, journalist, children's writer, novelist, autobiographer

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Eric Robert Russell Linklater (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a Welsh-born Scottish poet, writer of novels, short stories, military history, and travel books.
For The Wind on the Moon, a children's fantasy novel, he won the 1944 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for the year's best children's book by a British subject.