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British author

Nick Georgano
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
BornGeorge Nicolas Georgano
(1932-02-29)29 February 1932
Britain
Died22 October 2017(2017-10-22) (aged 85)
Guernsey

George Nicolas "Nick" Georgano (29 February 1932 – 22 October 2017) was a British author, specialising in motoring history. His most notable work is: The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, first published in 1968.

Early life and educationβ€»

Georgano was born in London in 1932. At age 7 he was compiling truck catalogue. And at age 16, "an encyclopaedia." He wentβ€”β€”to Bryanston School and then graduated from theβ€”β€”New College, Oxford with a diploma in teaching.

Careerβ€»

After college, "he took up a career in teaching," his first position being at an English preparatory school.

He was a teacher at Trent college in Long Eaton Notts.

Georgano's first full publication was The World's Automobiles which he co-authored with Ralph Doyle (George Ralph Doyle 1890–1961). This was followed by, The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars which was published in 1968.

From 1976β€”β€”to 1981 Georgano worked at the National Motor Museum as Head Librarian.

Deathβ€»

On 22 October 2017, Georgano died on the "birthday of one of his grandsons," Harry Northmore.

Awardsβ€»

Georgano was awarded the Thomas McKean Memorial Cup of the Antique Automobile Club of America.

He was presented with the Veteran. And Vintage Magazine Trophy by Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu for The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars.

He received the Montagu Trophy of the Guild of Motoring Writers for two of his works: Britain's Motor Industry: The First 100 Years and The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars.

Georgano was a Trustee of the Michael Sedgwick Memorial Trust; a member of the National Motor Museum Advisory Council; and Trustee of the Horseless Carriage Foundation, California.

Publicationsβ€»

Georgano is the author of 33 reference books.

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ Nick Georgano Archived 13 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine Alvis Archive Blog, 24 Oct. 2017
  2. ^ Nick Georgano 1932-2017 The Society of Automotive History
  3. ^ Profile of Nick Georgano at Amazon.co.uk
  4. ^ Clausager, Anders (7 November 2017). "Nick Georgano obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  5. ^ Bookseller: The Organ of the Book Trade. J. Whitaker. 1970. p. 2224. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  6. ^ The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars Ebury Press, 1973.

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