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About Roger Nichols (musical scholar)
- Roger David Edward Nichols (born 6 April 1939) is an English music scholar, critic, translator and author.
- After an early career as a university lecturer he became a full-time freelance writer in 1980.
- He is particularly known for his works on French music, including books about Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and the Parisian musical scene of the years after the First World War.
- Among his translations is the English version of the standard biography of Gabriel Fauré by Jean-Michel Nectoux.
- Nichols was decorated by the French authorities in 2006 for his contribution to French musical studies.
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