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David Robinson
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| Born | 29 August 1927 Horncastle, Lincolnshire, UK
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| Died | 25 July 2017 (aged 89) Grimsby, North Lincolnshire, UK
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| Occupation | Journalist Author |
David Norman Robinson OBE (born August 29, 1927 – died July 25, 2017) was a British journalist, author, and teacher. He was well-known for his work in Lincolnshire, especially for writing about its history and nature.
Early Life and Education
David Robinson was born in Horncastle, England. He went to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in his hometown. Later, he studied Geography at the University of Nottingham. He even earned a master's degree, where he wrote about the changing coastline of north-east Lincolnshire.
Career and Community Work
David started his career as a teacher in schools in Immingham and Grimsby. After that, he became a special tutor for the University of Nottingham in North Lincolnshire.
He had a great passion for writing and editing. He edited a magazine called 'Lincolnshire Poacher' in the 1950s. He also edited 'Lincolnshire Life' until 1989. He was part of the team for the 'Natural World' magazine too.
David was very active in his community. He helped lead many groups that cared about history, nature, and local heritage in Lincolnshire. For example, he was the President of the Lincolnshire Naturalist's Union. He also led the Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. He was a founder of the Louth Civic Trust in 1967 and later became its President. He was also the Life President of the Sir Joseph Banks Society.
In 1997, David was given a special award called an OBE. This award recognized his important work in journalism and his contributions to the community of Lincolnshire.
In 2007, a collection of papers about history and geography was published in his honor. It was called All Things Lincolnshire: An Anthology in Honour of David Robinson, OBE. This showed how much people respected his work.
Books by David Robinson
David Robinson wrote many books about Lincolnshire. His books often explored the history, nature, and unique places of the area. Some of his works include:
- Lincolnshire boats & bridges in camera (1989)
- Lincolnshire bricks : history and gazetteer (1999)
- The Louth flood : the story of events of Saturday 29th May 1920 (2000)
- The book of the Lincolnshire seaside : the story of the coastline from the Humber to the Wash (2001)
- Willoughby in the Marsh (2003)
- The Lincolnshire Wolds (2009)
