J. P. Carswell

J. P. Carswell

John Patrick Carswell CB FRSL (30 May 1918 - 12 November 1997) was an English civil servant and author who served as Secretary of the British Academy from 1978 to 1983. Professionally and as an author, he was known as J. P. Carswell.

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