Ben Gazur
Ben Gazur has a PhD in Biochemistry but has given up the glitz and glamour of life in the laboratory for a career as a writer. He has written about everything from Mudlarking for Mental Floss to terrible TV for the Guardian. His work has also appeared in All About History, i-D, the BBC and Fortean Times. He runs the Twitter account @FolkloreThursday and he can often be found in the British Library searching for folklore among a pile of dusty books before whipping up a Whirlin Cake worthy of...See more
Ben Gazur has a PhD in Biochemistry but has given up the glitz and glamour of life in the laboratory for a career as a writer. He has written about everything from Mudlarking for Mental Floss to terrible TV for the Guardian. His work has also appeared in All About History, i-D, the BBC and Fortean Times. He runs the Twitter account @FolkloreThursday and he can often be found in the British Library searching for folklore among a pile of dusty books before whipping up a Whirlin Cake worthy of the Devil himself. He has written three books, Epicurus and his Influence on History, Strangest Deaths in History and A Feast of Folklore. He lives in London. @BenTheEpicure See less
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