Paul Kriwaczek
Paul Kriwaczek (30 November 1937 - 2 March 2011) was a British historian and television producer. Life He was born in Vienna on 30 November 1937. He escaped from Nazi Austria to England in 1939. He attended Kilburn Grammar School in London and studied at the London Hospital Medical School. Career In 1970, he joined the BBC where he remained for twenty-five years. He also served as head of Central Asian Affairs at the BBC World Service. Books In Search of Zarathustra: Across Iran and Central Asia to Find the World's First Prophet (2002) Babylon: Mesopotamia And The Birth Of Civilization (2010) Yiddish Civilisation: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation (2005), Random House, E=mc²: The Great Ideas that Shaped Our World Documentary for the Small Screen (1997) References External links Publisher's biography on Macmillan.com British historians British television producers Austrian emigrants to the United Kingdom Emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss 1937 births 2011 deaths