Jan Morris CBE (born James Humphrey Morris on 2 October 1926, in Clevedon, Somerset, England, but by heritage and adoption Welsh) is a British historian and travel writer. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map sources for Clevedon at grid reference ST3971 Clevedon Village - circa 1907 Clevedon seafront is extremely windswept, as witnessed by this tree. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom, England and Wales and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... A historian is a person who studies history. ... Travel writing is a literary genre related to the essay and to the guidebook. ...

He is known particularly for the Pax Britannica trilogy, a history of the British Empire, and for portraits of cities, notably Oxford, Venice, Trieste and New York City. The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... View of Venice to San Giorgio Maggiore island from St Marks Campanile. ... Trieste (Latin Tergeste, Italian Trieste, German Triest, Slovenian/Croatian Trst, and Friulian Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy right on the border with Slovenia. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area    - City 1,214. ...

Born male, James Morris had sex reassignment surgery in Morocco in 1972 and adopted the name Jan. He has maintained his marriage to Elizabeth Tuckniss since 1949. They had five children, including the poet and musician Twm Morys, but one is now deceased. Sex reassignment surgery (SRS) includes the surgical procedures by which a persons physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are changed to that of the other sex. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...

Morris served in World War II in British Intelligence and later wrote for The Times. Morris scored a notable scoop in 1953 by accompanying the British expedition which was first to scale Mount Everest. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), more commonly known as MI6 (originally Military Intelligence [section] 6), or Her Majestys Secret Service or just the Secret Service, is the British external security agency. ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1785, and under its current name since 1788. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... Everest redirects here. ...

Morris lives mostly in Wales, where his parents came from. He has received honorary doctorates from the University of Wales and the University of Glamorgan and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom, England and Wales and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... An honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum, not to be confused with an honors degree) is an academic degree awarded to an individual as a decoration, rather than as the result of matriculating and studying for several years. ... The University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh) is a federal university founded in 1893. ... The University of Glamorgan is a university in Treforest, near Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales. ... The Royal Society of Literature is the senior literary organisation in Britain. External link The Royal Society of Literature Categories: Literature stubs | Literature of the United Kingdom ...

He accepted his CBE in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours out of polite respect, but is a Welsh nationalist republican at heart. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are...

Books

(Partial list)

• Manhattan '45
• Coronation Everest
• In Search of England
• Last Letters from Hav (novel)
• Fifty Years of Europe: An Album
• The Venetian Empire (1980)
• Fisher's Face
• Oxford (1965)
• The Oxford Book of Oxford (editor)
• The Matter of Wales
• Lincoln: A Foreigner's Quest
• Conundrum
• Coast to Coast: A Journey Across 1950s America
• Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere
• Hong Kong
• The World: Life and Travel 1950–2000
• Pax Britannica trilogy:
  • Heaven's Command
  • The Climax of an Empire
  • Farewell the Trumpets

External links

• BBC Profile
• Salon.com Profile