George Bull (journalist)

George Bull (journalist)

George Bull is an English translator, author and journalist.

He has translated six volumes for the Penguin Classics series: Benvenuto Cellini's "Autobiography", "The Book of the Courtier" by Castiglione, Vasari's "Lives of the Artists" (two volumes), "The Prince" by Machiavelli and Pietro Aretino's "Selected Letters". He is also Consultant Editor to the Penguin Business Series.

After reading history at Brasenose College, Oxford, George Bull worked for the Financial Times, McGraw-Hill World News, and for the Director magazine, of which he was Editor-in-Chief until 1984. His other books include "Vatican Politics"; "Bid for Power" (with Anthony Vice), a history of take-over bids; "Renaissance Italy", a book for children; "Venice: The Most Triumphant City"; and "Inside the Vatican".


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