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Mark Brown

Richard Gott, former Guardian journalist and historian, dies aged 87

Richard Gott makes a call in a phone box in 1966, black and white photo.
Richard Gott stood as an independent candidate in the Hull North byelection in 1966. Photograph: Trinity Mirror/Mirrorpix/Alamy

The former Guardian journalist and historian Richard Gott has died aged 87.

Gott’s career at the Guardian began in 1964 and included spells as foreign correspondent, leader writer, features editor and literary editor.

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