| First Name |
Adrian
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| Middle Name |
Mark
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| Last Name |
Greenwood
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| Full Name at Birth |
Adrian Mark Greenwood
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| Alternative Name |
Adrian-Greenwood (facebook), Adrian Greenwood Rare Books (company name)
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| Birthday |
30th September, 1973
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| Birthplace |
Horsham, Sussex, England, UK
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| Died |
6th April, 2016
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| Place of Death |
25 Iffley Road, Oxford (in residence)
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| Cause of Death |
Stabbed 33 times in the back, chest and neck (by home intruder Michael Danaher)
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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| Distinctive Feature |
''Greenwood had been stabbed 16 times, had numerous other knife marks that indicated some sort of torture had taken place, and his right arm had been stamped on with such force that it had been broken''...., ''Historian Greenwood was one of a lengthy hit list of famous names including Simon Cowell, Kate Moss, Eamonn Holmes and Rio Ferdinand, which Danaher planned to target for extortion''...., ''The 28 stone beast struck Mr Greenwood’s back, chest and neck and broke the historian’s arm by stamping on it before rifling through his home for valuable items as he lay dying''...., ''Some injuries were caused by the tip of a blade, which the court heard were attempts to extract information from Mr Greenwood about the whereabouts of the rare book''...., ''The respected dealer was found dead by his cleaner at his upmarket four-bed house in leafy Cowley, Oxford''...., ''Ex-girlfriend Evelyn Altemeyer said Mr Greenwood had also been "blacklisted" by a post office for attacking a postman''...., ''Ms Altemeyer his partner between 2001 and 2012 said he was "often in fights" and "could be really aggressive"...., ''In her statement she said: "He was very antagonistic and was blacklisted by the post office after attacking a postman''...., ''He had a short fuse, was a heavy drinker but was never physically violent [to me]'' ex girlfriend...., ''He was on anti-depressants in 2011 and held a man hostage who was installing a washing machine because of a problem with its door''...., ''She also described him as a "functioning alcoholic" who could be "vitriolic, snappy and sneering" ex girlfriend...., ''A friend called Martha Stewart, who Mr Greenwood went to Christ Church College with in 1991, said he could be "defensive and aggressive, like a cross little boy''...., ''The prosecution alleges Mr Greenwood's stabbing centred around a plan to steal a first edition of Wind in the Willows worth £50,000, which turned up on eBay for £2,000''...., ''His first book, Victoria's Scottish Lion, a biography of Sir Colin Campbell, received very positive reviews''...., ''He was educated at the £35,000-a-year Tonbridge school in Kent, where he was taught by Sir Anthony Seldon, the historian and biographer of John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, according to his personal website''...., He was usually smartly dressed, and often wore a tweed jacket''...., ''Mr Greenwood, was single at the time of his death''...., “He came across very informed about antiques''....Aidan Meller (art gallery owner), ''You inflicted upon Adrian Greenwood torture by way of the stab wounds, the knife-tip stab wounds, that he had on him''....Judge Pringle, ''Ex-girlfriend Evelyn Altemeyer said Mr Greenwood had also been "blacklisted" by a post office for attacking a postman''....
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| High School |
Tonbridge School (Tonbridge, Kent), Hawthorns School (Bletchingley, Surrey)
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| University |
Christ Church, Oxford (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) in Oxfordshire, England, Imperial College London (Master of Business Administration)
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| Occupation Text |
Historian, Biographer, Author, Art Columnist, Art Dealer
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| Occupation |
Historian
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| Claim to Fame |
He made a name for himself dealing modern first editions of books, including the Harry Potter series.
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Antiquarian Bookselling, 19th century British military history, Loot, Plunder And Battlefield Souvenirs, British Rail lost property, British antiques and collectables, Interior design and heritage, Paintings, Prints, Maps, Classic Cars, Antique Taxidermy, History author, Modern Art, Murder By Stabbing, Home Invasion
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| Record Label |
The History Press (book publisher), Soldiers of the Queen (magazine), Private Eye (magazine), Amberley Publishing (book publisher), The Antiques Bulletin (magazine), The British Library (client), The Getty Museum (client)
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| Official Websites |
http://www.adriangreenwoodbooks.co.uk, www.facebook.com/people/Adrian-Greenwood/100011215605543
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| Pets |
Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde, Queen Victoria (monarch), Duke of Wellington, Elizabeth Greenwood (mother), Evelyn Altemeyer (ex girlfriend), Martha Stewart (university friend), Professor Jeremy Greenwood (father), Dr (later Sir) Anthony Seldon (his ex teacher), Banksy (artist), Trevor Royle (historian), Saul David (historian), Lt Peter Le Mesurier (Peninsular War officer), Corelli Barnett (historian), Christopher Hibbert (historian), J.K. Rowling (author), P.G. Wodehouse, Aidan Meller (art gallery owner)
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| Favorite Books |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (by JK Rowling), Wind and the Willows (kenneth grahame), Around the World in 80 Days
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| Favorite Places |
Cowley, Oxford (residence), Sothebys (auctioneers)
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| Favorite Accessories |
Nikon camera, Tweed Jackets
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Adrian Mark Greenwood (October 1973 – 6 April 2016) was a British historian, biographer, author, and art dealer, with a particular interest in nineteenth-century British military history. As well as hundreds of articles on antiques and collecting, he wrote two books on military history.
