Colin White (historian)

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Colin Saunders White
Born28 August 1951
Died25 December 2008
Horatio Nelson
Notable worksNelson: The New Letters, Nelson: the Admiral and other works on Nelson

Colin Saunders White (28 August 1951 – 25 December 2008) was a British military historian, director of the

Horatio Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar.[1]

Personal life

The elder of two boys born to a chartered electrical engineer and a former

King's College, London, where he took an M.A. in war studies in 1975.[2]

Despite being profoundly deaf and asthmatic, White was a long-standing member of the Southsea Shakespeare Actors and a popular after-dinner speaker. He was a server at Portsmouth Cathedral, and a keen theatre and cinema goer.[1][3]

In August 2006, White underwent an operation to remove a kidney, following a diagnosis of cancer. The cancer returned, however, and he died on

Christmas Day 2008. As a mark of respect, all the ships in Portsmouth Harbour, including HMS Victory, lowered their ensigns to half-mast.[3]

Museum career

Colin White first became a staff member of the

Royal Naval Museum and was holding that position at the time of his death from cancer.[4]

A well-known figure on the lecture circuit, he lectured on cruise ships, in the US, and in the UK.[5] He regularly appeared in the British radio, TV and print media, especially during the bicentenary, when he presented his own Radio 4 series: "Nelson: the latest."[6]

Colin White was a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the Society of Antiquaries of London, and a Vice President of the Navy Records Society and of The 1805 Club.[1]

Awards and honours

Published works

  • Victoria's navy: the end of the sailing navy. Havant, 1981.
  • The Royal Navy in peace and war. Pitkin Pictorials, 1989.
  • Victoria's navy: the heyday of steam. Emsworth, 1983.
  • HMS Victory. Stroud: Alan Sutton, 1994.
  • Nelson's last walk. Nelson Society, 1996.
  • The Nelson companion. Stroud: Sutton, 1995; Stroud: Royal Naval Museum Publications [in association with] Sutton, 2005.
  • The battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797. Shelton: The 1805 Club, 1997.
  • 1797: Nelson's year of destiny: Cape St. Vincent and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Stroud: Sutton, 1998; Paperback edition, Stroud: Sutton Pub., 2006.
  • The Nelson Encyclopaedia. London: Chatham in association with the Royal Naval Museum, 2002.
  • Nelson. Pitkin Biographical Guide. Hampshire: Jarrold Publishing, 2003.
  • Nelson: the New Letters. Woodbridge: Boydell Press in association with the National Maritime Museum, 2005.
  • Nelson: the Admiral. Stroud: Sutton, 2005.
  • The Trafalgar Captains: Their Lives and Memorials. Colin White and the 1805 Club. London: Chatham, 2005.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e "Colin White (obituary)". The Daily Telegraph. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Colin White (obituary)". The Guardian. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Colin White". Obituaries. Society of Antiquaries of London. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. ^ http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/people/Dr-Colin-White.4836457.jp [dead link]
  5. ^ Van der Merwe, Pieter (12 January 2009). "Colin White (obituary)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  6. Royal Naval Museum
    . Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Mr. Nelson Wins Top Award". Maritime Media Awards. The Maritime Foundation. 2006. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  8. ^ Peter Furtado (2006). "Longman History Today Trustees Award". Trafalgar to Piccadilly: The Best History of 2005. History Today, Volume 56, Issue 3. Retrieved 23 September 2012.

External links

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