Bamber Gascoigne Age, Height, Alma Mater, Education

Bamber Gascoigne was an English television presenter and author. He was the original quizmaster of the University Challenge, which initially ran from 1962 to 1987.

Bamber was the author of Murgatreud’s Empire, a 1972 satirical novel concerning an entrepreneur who finds an island of pygmies, and trades them arms for treasure, recreating the development of European medieval weaponry and armour. This was originally written as a script, although the play was abandoned because of the impossibility of finishing suitable performers for a cast of forty pygmies.

Bamber was the writer and presenter for the TV series of six  The Great Moghuls (1990), a study of the Mughal Empire of India. The series was based on Bamber’s 1971 book of the same name, which features photographs by his wife.

Bamber Gascoigne Age

How old was Bamber Gascoigne? Bamber Gascoigne was born on January 24, 1935, and died on February 8, 2022, at the age of 87.

Bamber Gascoigne Height

How tall was Bamber Gascoigne? Bamber Gascoigne stood at a moderate height.

Bamber Gascoigne Alma Mater

Bamber Gascoigne attended Magdalene College, Cambridge and Yale University.

Bamber Gascoigne Education

Bamber Gascoigne attended Sunningdale School; Eton College.