Jan Morris

Jan Morris CBE (born James Morris, 2 October 1926 in Clevedon, Somerset, England, but by heritage and adoption Welsh), is a British historian and travel writer. She is known particularly for the Pax Britannica trilogy, a history of the British Empire, and for portraits of cities, notably Oxford, Venice, Trieste and New York.

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CBE - 2 October - 1926 - Clevedon - Somerset - England - Welsh - Historian - Travel writer - Oxford - Venice - Trieste - New York

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Born male, James Morris had sex reassignment surgery in Morocco in 1972 and adopted the name Jan. She has maintained her marriage to Elizabeth Tuckniss since 1949. They have five children, including the poet and musician Twm Morys.

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Sex reassignment surgery - Morocco - 1972 - 1949 - Twm Morys

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She served in World War II in British intelligence and later wrote for The Times. She scored a notable scoop in 1953 when she accompanied the British expedition which was first to scale Mount Everest.

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World War II - The Times - 1953 - Mount Everest

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Morris lives mostly in Wales. She has received honorary doctorates from the University of Wales and the University of Glamorgan and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours.

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Wales - University of Wales - University of Glamorgan - Royal Society of Literature - Order of the British Empire - 1999

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