Ewart Oakeshott
1916
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2002
country of citizenship: United Kingdom
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Central Saint Martins, Dulwich College
occupation: writer, military historian, art educator, illustrator, university teacher, weapon historian, collector, historian
award received: Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
official website: www.oakeshott.org/EOBio.html
Ronald Ewart Oakeshott (25 May 1916 – 30 September 2002) was a British illustrator, collector, and amateur historian who wrote prodigiously on medieval arms and armour. He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, a Founder Member of the Arms and Armour Society, and the Founder of the Oakeshott Institute. He created a classification system of the medieval sword, the Oakeshott typology, a systematic organization of medieval weaponry. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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