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Philip Kerr
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Memorial Page for Philip Kerr

Feb 22, 1956 – Mar 23, 2018(62 years)Died in:London, United Kingdom

British novelist

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Occupation(5)

writerpoet lawyerscience fiction writerchildren's writerscreenwriter

Awards(7)

Prix du Roman d’AventuresPrix Mystère de la CritiqueBarry Award for Best British Crime NovelPalle Rosenkrantz PrizeRBA International Prize for Crime WritingCWA Historical DaggerPrix du Polar Européen

Spouse(1)

Jane Thynne

Education(2)

University of BirminghamStewart's Melville College

Philip Kerr (* February 22, 1956 in Edinburgh; † March 23, 2018 in London) was a british novelist. He was 62 years old. He was married to Jane Thynne. He had 5 children. His education included University of Birmingham and Stewart's Melville College. His faith was Baptists. He received 7 awards, including Prix du Roman d’Aventures, Prix Mystère de la Critique. His cause of death was bladder cancer.

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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland

1956

Married Jane Thynne

1991

until 2018

Prix du Roman d’Aventures

1993

Prix Mystère de la Critique

1994

RBA International Prize for Crime Writing

2009

CWA Historical Dagger

2009

Prix du Polar Européen

2009

Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel

2010

If the Dead Rise Not

Palle Rosenkrantz Prize

2014

Died in London, United Kingdom (bladder cancer)

2018

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Philip Kerr. Forever remembered.