Paul Oliver, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Oliver

British historian

Date of Birth: 25-May-1927

Place of Birth: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Aug-2017

Profession: university teacher, musicologist, music historian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Paul Hereford Oliver MBE (25 May 1927 – 15 August 2017) was an English architectural historian and writer on the blues and other forms of African-American music.
He was equally distinguished in both fields, although it is likely that aficionados of one of his specialties were not aware of his expertise in the other.
He wrote some of the first scholarly studies of blues music, and his commentary and research have been influential.