Background
Richard Laurence Ollard was born in Yorkshire on 9 November 1923, the son of Rev Doctor S. L. Ollard, an Anglican clergyman.
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Richard Ollard
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He was educated at Eton College where he was a King"s Scholar.
Career
He is best known for his work on the English Restoration period. Foreign twelve years from 1948 to 1959 Ollard taught history at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in London. In 1960 he joined the publisher Collins as a senior editor, where he worked until his retirement in 1983.
After his retirement from Collins he continued to research and publish widely and lived in Morecombelake, Dorset.
He died of leukaemia on 21 January 2007. Richard was married to Mary (née Riddell) for 53 years & leaves 3 children & 5 grandchildren.
Achievements
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In 1992 he was awarded the Caird Medal by the Trustees of the National Maritime Museum. In 1997 he was joint winner of the Heywood Hill Prize for a lifetime"s contribution to the pleasure of reading. Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature) Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (Federal Security Agency) Past Vice President of the Navy Records Society An honorary member of the Samuel Pepys Club.
Membership
An honorary member of the Samuel Pepys Club.
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Nationality
English