Alanus Davidson
Alanus Eaton Davidson (Derriae in Hibernia Septentrionali natus die 30 Martii 1924; Londinii die 2 Decembris 2003 mortuus) fuit legatus Britannicus atque scriptor de re cibaria. Auctor fuit lexici ganeonibus utilissimi The Oxford Companion to Food, conditor Symposii de re cibaria et culinaria Oxoniensis anno 1981 incepti, conditor domi editoriae Prospet Books, conditor libellorum periodicorum Petits Propos Culinaires. Praemium Erasmianum anno 2003 accepit.

Scripta selecta 
 Libri
 1963 : Seafish of Tunisia and the Central Mediterranean
 1972 : Mediterranean Seafood
 1972 : The Role of the Uncommitted European Countries in East-West Relations
 1975 : Fish and Fish Dishes of Laos
 1976 : Seafood of South-east Asia; editio aucta, 2003
 1978 (editor) : Alexander Dumas, Dumas on Food. Londinii: Michael Joseph
 1980 : North Atlantic Seafood
 1981 (editor) : Phia Sing, Traditional Recipes of Laos
 1988 (editor) : On Fasting and Feasting: a personal collection of favourite writings on food and eating
 1989 : Seafood: a connoisseur's guide and cookbook
 1990 : A Kipper with my Tea: selected food essays
 1991 : The Cook's Room: a celebration of the heart of the home
 1991 : Fruit: a connoisseur's guide and cookbook
 1993 : Something Quite Big (mythistoria)
 1999 : The Oxford Companion to Food, 1999; sub titulo The Penguin Companion to Food, 2000; Tom Jaine, ed., editio 2a, 2006; editio 3a, 2014
 2001 (cum Helen Saberi) : Trifle
 2002 (editor, cum Helen Saberi) : The Wilder Shores of Gastronomy: twenty years of the best food writing from the journal "Petits Propos Culinaires"

 Libelli periodici
 1980- (editio ab aliis suscepta) : Petits propos culinaires
 1981- (editio ab aliis suscepta) : Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery

Notae

Bibliographia 
 Elizabeth David, "If You Care to Eat Shark" in The Spectator (26 Aprilis 1963); reimpressa in Elizabeth David, An Omelette and a Glass of Wine (1984)
 Alan Davidson, "The Prospect Behind Us" in PPC no. 47-48 (1994)
 William Grimes, "Alan Davidson, 79, an Envoy Who Loved the Kitchen, Dies" in New York Times (5 Decembris 2003)
 Tom Jaine, "Alan Davidson" in The Guardian (4 Decembris 2003)
 Paul Levy, "Davidson, Alan Eaton (1924–2003), diplomatist and food historian" in

Nexus externi 
 Regula Ysewijn, "Alan Davidson’s Library" (2016)

Nati 1924
Mortui 2003
Alumni Universitatis Oxoniensis
Legati Britanniae
Auctores Anglici
Scriptores Angliae
Scriptores de re cibaria