Eric Linklater
| Eric Linklater | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eric Robert Russell Linklater 8 March 1899 Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales | 
| Died | 7 November 1974 (aged 75) Aberdeen, Scotland | 
| Occupation | Writer, poet | 
| Education | Aberdeen Grammar School University of Aberdeen | 
| Genre | Military history, travel | 
| Notable awards | Carnegie Medal (1944) | 
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 | 
Eric Robert Russell Linklater CBE (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a Welsh-born Scottish poet, fiction writer, military historian, and travel writer. For The Wind on the Moon, a children's fantasy novel, he won the 1944 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for the year's best children's book by a British subject.