Colin Peter McEvedy (6 June 1930 – 1 August 2005) was a British polymath scholar, psychiatrist, historian, demographer and non-fiction author.
[1] Colin was educated at Harrow School, where he was a scholar, and Magdalen College, Oxford.
Another feature of the atlases is McEvedy's witty and engaging writing-style, which he used on occasion to challenge established opinions among historians and demographers.
[3] Flora McEvedy is the author of The Step-Parents' Parachute, published by Piatkus Books in 2009.
[4] His youngest daughter, Allegra McEvedy, is a noted chef, co-founded the Leon Restaurants chain, and was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.