David Wilson is a semi-retired international business and professional English language teacher and corporate trainer who travelled extensively in the course of his career. More recently he has been developing a second career as a freelance writer and translator and has experience of befriending and tutoring asylum seekers in the UK. He holds dual British-Irish nationality and lives in York.

David has previously published articles and reviews on various topics in a range of magazines from The Linguist to The Tablet, and currently writes a monthly column for his local newspaper, The Press, in a series entitled The Hidden History of York.