Richard Gott
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For the astrophysicist, see J. Richard Gott.
Richard Willoughby Gott (born 28 October 1938)[1] is a British journalist and historian. A former Latin America correspondent and features editor for the British newspaper The Guardian, he is known for his radical politics and a connection to Che Guevara. Gott resigned from The Guardian in 1994, after senior KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky accused him of having been a Soviet "agent of influence", a tag Gott at the time denied.[2]
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Born | Richard Willoughby Gott (1938-10-28) 28 October 1938 (age 85) Aston Tirrold, Berkshire Downs, England, UK |
Education | Winchester College, Hampshire (independent boarding school) |
Alma mater | Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
Organization | The Guardian |
Known for | Journalist, historian, author |
Spouses | Josephine Ann Johnson
(m. 1966)Vivien Jane Ashley (m. 2005) |
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