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He was the youngest son of [[Eric Linklater]], a poet, and [[Marjorie Linklater|Marjorie MacIntyre]], an arts campaigner. His brother is journalist, [[Magnus Linklater]] and his sisters are the voice expert [[Kristin Linklater]] and painter Alison Linklater.<ref name="Obituary Guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/21/andro-linklater |title=Andro Linklater obituary |work=[[The Guardian]] |first=George |last=Gibson |date=21 November 2013 |access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref> His nephew, son of Kristin, is film actor [[Hamish Linklater]].
He was educated at [[Belhaven Hill School]], [[Winchester College]] and [[New College, Oxford]], where he read Modern History.<ref name="Obituary Guardian" /> At the end of the 1960s he lived in the United States, but returned to Britain to teach in Scotland and London, before turning to writing after his father's death in 1974.Adrian Gilbert
His book ''Measuring America'' led to a series of books on American history, about which he was an eloquent speaker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pritzkermilitary.org/whats_on/pritzker-military-presents/andro-linklater-fabric-america/ |title=Andro Linklater: The Fabric of America |publisher= [[Pritzker Military Museum & Library]] |date=21 June 2007 |access-date=3 September 2014}}</ref>
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