Dick Francis
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English jockey and crime writer
Why Is Dick Francis Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Richard Stanley Francis was a British steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England. After wartime service in the RAF, Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winning over 350 races and becoming champion jockey of the British National Hunt. He came to further prominence in 1956 as jockey to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, riding her horse Devon Loch which fell when close to winning the Grand National. Francis retired from the turf and became a journalist and novelist.
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What Are Dick Francis's Academic Contributions?
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