David Gow (journalist)

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David Richard Gow (7 April 1945 – 3 November 2025) was a British journalist.

Gow was born in Edinburgh on 7 April 1945 to a Scottish father, Robin Gow, and an English mother, Eve Mumford.[1] He grew up in York and was educated at Worcester College, Oxford, where he studied French and German.[1][2]

In 1975, he contributed to the Red Paper on Scotland edited by Gordon Brown.[3] Throughout his career, he worked for a number of publications, including as Germany correspondent for The Guardian. He co-founded the Sceptical Scot website.[4]

Gow had an interest in European politics and was based in Bonn, Germany for the majority of his career.[5] He was a committed Europhile.[1]

Gow died from a heart attack on 3 November 2025 aged 80.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Norton-Taylor, Richard (3 November 2025). "David Gow obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  2. ^ Nairn, Tom (2006). Gordon Brown: 'bard of Britishness'. Institute of Welsh Affairs. ISBN 978-1-904773-16-0.
  3. ^ "Acclaimed Scottish journalist and trade unionist David Gow dies". The National. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  4. ^ "About Sceptical Scot". Sceptical Scot. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  5. ^ Jay, Martin (2009). The Modernist Imagination: Intellectual History and Critical Theory : Essays in Honor of Martin Jay. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-84545-428-9.
  6. ^ Henley, Jon (3 November 2025). "David Gow, former Guardian Germany correspondent, dies aged 80". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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