Roland Huntford

Summary

Roland Huntford is a human^[1]. He was born in Cape Town^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1927^[3]. He passed away in Cambridge^[4]. He died on January 23, 2026^[5]. He worked as a journalist^[6], writer^[7], historian^[8], biographer^[9], and opinion journalist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Cape Town^[2], Roland Huntford…
• Roland Huntford passed away in Cambridge^[4].
• Roland Huntford was born on January 1, 1927^[3].
• Roland Huntford was born on September 4, 1927^[12].
• Roland Huntford died on January 23, 2026^[5].
• Roland Huntford held citizenship in United Kingdom^[13].
• Roland Huntford's professions included journalist^[6].
• Roland Huntford worked as a writer^[7].
• Roland Huntford's professions included historian^[8].
• Roland Huntford worked as a biographer^[9].
• Roland Huntford's professions included opinion journalist^[10].
• Roland Huntford's field of work was journalism^[14].
• Roland Huntford's field of work was opinion journalism^[15].
• Roland Huntford's field of work was biography^[16].
• Roland Huntford was educated at University of Cape Town^[17].
• Roland Huntford received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature^[18].
• Roland Huntford received the Marsh Biography Award^[19].
• Roland Huntford was a member of Royal Society of Literature^[20].
• Roland Huntford is recorded as male^[21].
• Roland Huntford's instance of is recorded as human^[22].
• Roland Huntford's genre is biography^[23].
• Roland Huntford's given name is recorded as Roland^[24].
• Roland Huntford's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].
• Roland Huntford's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Roland Horowitz'}^[26].
• Roland Huntford's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Roland Huntford'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Roland Huntford's place of birth was Cape Town^[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1927^[3] and September 4, 1927^[12].

Education

Roland Huntford was educated at University of Cape Town^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist^[6], writer^[7], historian^[8], biographer^[9], and opinion journalist^[10]. Fields of work include journalism^[14], an industry^[28]; opinion journalism^[15], a journalism genre^[29]; and biography^[16], a literary genre^[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature^[18], a fellowship award^[31], in United Kingdom^[32] and Marsh Biography Award^[19], an award^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1987^[35].

Death and Burial

Roland Huntford died on January 23, 2026^[5]. He died in Cambridge^[4].

Why It Matters

Roland Huntford ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Roland Huntford born?

Roland Huntford was born in Cape Town^[2].

Where did Roland Huntford die?

Roland Huntford passed away in Cambridge^[4].

What did Roland Huntford do for work?

Roland Huntford worked as journalist^[6], writer^[7], historian^[8], biographer^[9], and opinion journalist^[10].

Where did Roland Huntford go to school?

Roland Huntford was educated at University of Cape Town^[17].

What awards did Roland Huntford receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature^[18] and Marsh Biography Award^[19].