Stephen Inwood

Background

Stephen Inwood was born on August 16, 1947, in London, United Kingdom. He is a son of William and Jessie Beatrice (Glasspool) Inwood.

Education

Stephen Inwood studied at Dulwich College where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964. He also attended Balliol College from 1965 to 1968. Inwood studied at St Antony's College and received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1971.

Career

Stephen Inwood started his career as a lecturer at the University of West London in 1973. He held this post until 1999. In 2000 he took up a post of a professor at NYU London and in 2001 he became a research fellow in the Centre for Local History Studies at Kingston University.

Stephen Inwood published his first book, A History of London, in 1998. His next book was published in 2002. Inwood wrote two more books about London. His most recent book was published in 2008. He lives in Richmond, west London, with his wife and three sons.

Achievements

• Stephen Inwood is an English writer and educator who is famous for his books about London. His most famous book is A History of London that was shortlisted for the Longman/History Today Book of the Year in 1998.
  
  

Works

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  • Historic London: An Explorer's Companion

    (As you walk the streets of the capital, whether you live ...)

    2008
  • City Of Cities: The Birth Of Modern London

    (This highly evocative account delves into the lives and t...)

    2005
  • Man Who Knew Too Much: The Strange & Inventive Life of Robert Hooke 1635-1703

    (Robert Hooke was one of the most inventive, versatile and...)

    2002
  • A History of London

    (A sweeping history of England's most important and celebr...)

    1998

Interests

• Cycling, singing

Connections

Stephen Inwood married Anne-Marie Cristina Moores. The marriage produced three children.

Father:

William Inwood

Mother:

Jessie Beatrice Glasspool

Wife:

Anne-Marie Cristina Moores

Son:

Thomas Inwood

Son:

Joseph Inwood

Son:

Benjamin Inwood