Simon Fowler (author)
John Simon Fowler (born January 1956) is an English social historian and author who lives in Kew, Richmond, London and is vice-chair of the Richmond Local History Society. He has written many books relating to family history and social history. Fowler was editor of "Richmond History", the annual journal of the Richmond Local History Society, from 2015 to 2019 and was editor of "Ancestors", the family history magazine of The National Archives (UK), until it ceased publication in 2010. He edited "Family History Monthly" from 2000 to 2004. His history-related articles have appeared in "Local  History Magazine", "Family Tree", "History Today", "BBC History Magazine" and several academic journals. He was an archivist at the Public Record Office, now The National Archives, for 20 years. He was secretary of Labour Heritage, the Labour Oral History Project and the Friendly Societies Research Group. He is also active with the London Archive Users Forum and the Brewery and Pub History societies.