Brian Earnshaw (26 December 1929 – 15 February 2014) was a British author, known for his Dragonfall 5 series, illustrated by Simon Stern.
He then spent a number of years as a secondary school teacher in different locations in the UK.
In 1982 he completed a doctorate at Warwick University with a thesis entitled 'Translations from German and their Reception in Britain 1760–1800'.
After retiring, he moved to Bristol, and worked with Timothy Mowl on a range of books on British architectural and garden history.
He had a great love of botany and travel, and made extensive trips around Europe and elsewhere studying flowers, architecture, gardens and history.