Christopher J. Walker


Christopher Joseph Walker was a British historian and author.

Life and career

Walker was educated at Lancing College and Brasenose College, Oxford.
He worked in Sotheby's department of historical and literary manuscripts. After winning a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship in 1971 he wrote a book on Armenian history which was reissued in 1990. In 1975 with the support of "Minority Rights Group" he published "The Armenians" report. In November 1989 at Oxford University Walker had a lecture on the modern history of Armenia. He also wrote several books and articles on the history of Armenia, including the book Armenia: The Survival of a Nation, which has been described as an "excellent history of Kingdom of [Armenia (antiquity)|Greater Armenia]" and "a balanced presentation" of the events during the Armenian genocide of 1895–1918.
After a long-time research in archives, in 2003 Walker completed his book, Life of Oliver Baldwin, 2nd [Earl Baldwin of Bewdley|Oliver Baldwin], about a soldier, statesman, and journalist, the son of a Conservative Prime Minister, who became a Labour member of British Parliament.

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