Charles Mosley (genealogist)
Charles Gordon Mosley | |
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| Born | 14 September 1948 London, England |
| Died | 5 November 2013 (aged 65) Stoke Mandeville, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton and Cambridge |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, author, broadcaster, publisher |
| Known for | Genealogy |
Charles Gordon Mosley
FRSA (14 September 1948 – 5 November 2013) was a British genealogist who specialised in British nobility. He was an author, broadcaster, editor, and publisher, best known for having been Editor-in-Chief of Burke's Peerage & Baronetage (106th edition)—its first update since 1970—and of the re-titled 107th edition, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage (2003).[1]
Biography
Mosley was born in
West London, the son of (George) Gordon Mosley (1918-1993) and Christine Daisy Ord, daughter of Lt-Col Roy Dowland, MC, of the Indian Civil Service. Gordon Mosley was with the BBC from 1947 to 1965, working at various times as assistant to Harman Grisewood, as BBC representative at Delhi, and as head of overseas talks and features.[2][3][4][5] Mosley's only sibling, Frances, is a therapeutic counsellor and former teacher of mathematics and writer/ editor on the subject for the Inner London Education Authority.[2]
He grew up in
Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce.[1]
Career
Mosley had a long career as an editor, becoming known as an expert on
Foreign & Commonwealth Office. From 1977 to 1979 Mosley was based in Rome, teaching English as a second language and helping put into shape a data bank of statistics on European Community member countries. In 1980 Mosley began his association with Debrett's Limited, becoming the first editor of Debrett's Handbook (1981), the forerunner of Debrett's People of Today (1983-1987). In 1983 Mosley returned to the staff of the Encyclopædia Britannica, serving first as Deputy London Editor then as London Editor. In 1989 Mosley became Editor-in-Chief of Burke's Peerage
& Baronetage, a position he held until 2004, whereafter he renewed his association with Debrett's, serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Debrett's Limited until 2006 when he left the company to become a full-time author and broadcaster.
Writing
Mosley also wrote many books, including a special jubilee volume on the
U.S. version
of the programme also.
His last book The Daffodil Library, a political thriller, was launched on 22 October 2013. On 1 November, his wife, the former publicist Lesley Lake,Stoke Mandeville hospital for treatment for cancer. He died on 5 November 2013.
References
- ^ a b "Charles Mosley – Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ a b Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 995
- ^ The Last Durbar: A Dramatic Presentation of the Division of British India, Shashi Joshi, Oxford University Press, 2006
- ^ The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom, vol. V: Competition, Asa Briggs, Oxford University Press, 1995, p. 293
- ^ The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell, vol 29, Détente or Destruction, 1955-57, ed. Andrew G. Bone, Routledge, ch. 57- Abstract and Script for a Radio Broadcast [1957]
- ^ "Charles Mosley Productions". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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