Gwynne Dyer

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Gwynne Dyer
Memorial University (B.A., 1963)
Rice University (M.A., 1966)
King's College London (Ph.D., 1973)
Military career
Service/branch Royal Canadian Navy
United States Navy
Royal Navy
Websitehttp://www.GwynneDyer.com

Michael Gwynne Dyer OC (born 17 April 1943) is a British-Canadian military historian, author, professor, journalist, broadcaster, and retired naval officer. Dyer rose to prominence in the 1980s with the release of his television series War in 1983 and the publication of an accompanying book in 1985. Since the 1960s he has lived in London, England, where he works as a syndicated columnist. Dyer is a noted expert in Middle Eastern affairs, having completed his graduate work in this area and written several books on the subject. More recently he has focused on climate change and its geopolitical consequences.

Biography

Dyer was born during World War II in

Middle Eastern history at King's College London in 1973.[1] Dyer served in the Canadian, American and British naval reserves. He was employed as a senior lecturer in war studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, 1973–77. In 1973 he began writing articles for leading London newspapers on the Arab–Israeli conflict, and soon decided to abandon academic life for a full-time career in journalism. Dyer was the O.D. Skelton Memorial lecturer on March 23, 1998, in St. John's, Newfoundland.[2] In the fall of 2002 Royal Roads University awarded Dyer an Honorary Degree.[3] In 2010, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[4]

Dyer lives in Camden Town, London[5] with his South African second wife Tina Viljoen. The couple met during the production of his 1983 television series War, where Viljoen was a co-producer. They have one daughter.[6] Dyer also has two sons from his first marriage to journalist Clare Dyer.[7]

Works

Theses

Books

Documentaries

Radio series

Awards

Honorary degree

  • 2012, Trent University
  • 2009, Lakehead University
  • 2002, Royal Roads University
  • 2001, Memorial University

References

  1. ^ a b "Dyer, Gwynne 1943-". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mr. Gwynne Dyer". international.gc.ca. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Gwynne Dyer". royalroads.ca. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Governor General announces 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada". gg.ca. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Dyer, Gwynne (2022-01-26). "Boris Johnson: The Long Goodbye | Gwynne Dyer". gwynnedyer.com. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  6. ^ "A very Dyer situation". Stuff. 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  7. ^ "Peace Magazine v02n3p16: Doing a Finland". peacemagazine.org. Retrieved 2021-11-16.

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