Andrew Robinson (author)

Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson delivering a talk on the history of India at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, in 2014.
Born	1957 England
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	British
Ethnicity	English
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Education	Dragon School Eton College
Alma mater	University College, Oxford School of Oriental and African Studies
Notable works	Satyajit Ray: The Inner Eye (1989), The Art of Rabindranath Tagore (1989), The Man Who Deciphered Linear B: The Story of Michael Ventris (2002), The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young (2006), The Story of Measurement (2007), Writing and Script (2009).

(William) Andrew Coulthard Robinson (born 1957) is a British author and former newspaper editor.

Andrew Robinson was educated at the Dragon School, Eton College where he was a King's Scholar, University College, Oxford where he read Chemistry and finally the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He is the son of Neville Robinson, an Oxford physicist, and Daphne Robinson.

Robinson first visited India in 1975, and has been involved with the country's culture ever since. He has authored many books and articles, the most recent being India: A Short History (Thames & Hudson, 2014). Until 2006, he was the Literary Editor of the Times Higher Education Supplement. He has also been a Visiting Fellow at Wolfson College, Cambridge. He is based in London and is now a full-time writer.