Jan Chojecki

Dr Jan Chojecki is the author of two books on twentieth century events involving his relatives. The Quest Chronicle, published in 2022, concerns the Shackleton-Rowett (Quest) Expedition of 1921–22, the final expedition of the explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton. The venture was financed by Jan’s grandfather, the businessman and philanthropist, John Quiller Rowett. In 2016, Jan published the World War 1 letters of his great uncle, in We Are All Flourishing – the Letters and Diary of Captain Walter JJ Coats MC, 1914–1919. Covering the entire period of the war, it gives a comprehensive and personal account of life on the front line with the infantry battalion the Glasgow Highlanders. Jan is a scientist by training, with a degree and PhD in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge and has spent his career working in public sector technology transfer. He lives in Reading, UK.