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Michael Packe : ウィキペディア英語版 | Michael Packe
Michael St John Packe (21 August 1916 – 20 December 1978) was an English historian, biographer, and cricketer.〔John Arlott, "From Time to Time: Michael Packe, late British author and cricketer" ''The Guardian'', 13 June 1986.〕〔(Cricinfo profile )〕 He was the author of ''The Life of John Stuart Mill'' (1954), and four other historical works. A right-handed batsman, he played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club between 1936 and 1939,〔(CricketArchive profile )〕 captaining them in 1939.〔Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1980, (Obituaries before 1979 )〕 He also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and represented the Egypt national cricket team.〔(Teams played for by Michael Packe ) at CricketArchive〕 ==Personal life== Born in Eastbourne in 1916,〔 Michael Packe was the younger brother of Charles and Robert Packe, both of whom also played cricket for Leicestershire.〔(Robert Packe ) and (Charles Packe ) at CricketArchive〕 He was educated at Wellington College and the University of Cambridge, where he read history.〔〔 During World War II he served in the Royal Army Service Corps in the First Airborne Division, where he attained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. In 1944 he was awarded the Dutch Bronze Cross after the Battle of Arnhem, and in late 1945 he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).〔(Pegasus Archive )〕 In 1946 he was demobilised and moved to Alderney, where he grew vegetables commercially, wrote, and was involved in the island cricket team. He was married to Kathryn Packe, a niece of Edith Wharton.〔 He died of a brain tumour on Alderney in 1978.〔
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