Andrew Kirk Henry Boyd

Background

Andrew Boyd was born on June 21, 1920, in Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Education

There is no information on what kind of education did Andrew Boyd receive but his knowledge and skills allowed him to cover international affairs and to be a demanded journalist.

Career

Andrew Boyd began his acquaintance with international affairs in 1946, when as a British liaison officer he attended the very first sessions of the United Nations (his other books include three about the UN). He traveled widely and reported on international affairs while writing on world affairs for The Economist for thirty-seven years.

For more than thirty years Boyd worked for the Economist as a foreign-affairs journalist, eschewing editorial positions to concentrate on his writing. He compiled "atlases" of information, replete with facts, maps, miscellaneous details, and his own analyses; among the most noteworthy of these is An Atlas of World Affairs, which evolved through ten editions between 1957 and 1998. Boyd was also noted for the wit and whimsy he injected into some of his writing, often published anonymously in the Economist. In that esteemed periodical, he introduced such things as his proposal for a "universal declaration of human lefts" in defense of left-handed people like himself. Boyd's sense of humor also surfaced his more serious writings, such as his 1971 work Fifteen Men on a Powder Keg: A History of the United Nations Security Council.

Achievements

• Andrew Boyd enjoyed a long and prolific career as a journalist and author. His works are valued as an important contribution to the coverage of international affairs. His professional skills and attitude granted his ability to hold the position in one of the most important British periodicals for more than thirty years.

Works

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  • An Atlas of World Affairs

    (The economic, social, and environmental systems of the wo...)

    1957
  • Fifteen men on a powder keg: A history of the UN Security Council 1971
  • Guide to 14 Asiatic Languages 1999

Connections

There is no information on whether Boyd was ever married or had any children.

References

• Contemporary Authors
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