Richard Taylor is an author and a practising lawyer best known for his books on Christian imagery and symbolism. Taylor was born in London, where he attended Highgate School. He took degrees in English at St Catherine's College, Oxford and law at the London School of Economics. His book How to Read a Church has sold over 100,000 copies and been translated into five languages. He is the writer and presenter of the six-part BBC Four series Churches: How to Read Them broadcast in September and October 2010." He has presented "Still ringing after all these years: a short history of bells" and "Pugin: God's own architect" also on BBC 4. He is a partner specialising in technology and intellectual property at law firm DLA Piper in Sheffield, and until 2012 was the IP/IT columnist for the Law Society Gazette. Taylor lives in Ranmoor, Sheffield with his wife and daughter. 

January 1st, 1967 in (Age 57)