NobelPrizeAddressforLiterature
温斯顿·伦纳德·斯宾塞·丘吉尔/WstonL.S.Churchill
温斯顿·伦纳德·斯宾塞·丘吉尔（1874—1965），英国传记作家、历史学家和政治家，生于牛津附近的布莱尼姆宫。1893年考入桑德斯特陆军军官学校，1895年，以少尉军衔编入皇家第四骑兵团。1945年，在反法西斯胜利前夕，因保守党在大选中失败，丘吉尔失去首相职位。其后，他用6年时间完成了六卷本《第二次世界大战回忆录》。1951年，保守党在选举中获胜，丘吉尔77岁高龄再次出任首相。1955年因年事高辞职退休，专心撰写四卷本《英语民族史》。1965年1月因脑溢血辞世。
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