David Lister (born 1930, Grimsby, Lincolnshire) is an eminent British origami historian. He was a founder member of the British Origami Society, writing the constitution and was its president from 1998 to 2002. Lister was educated at a state school in Grimsby, before going to university at Downing College at the University of Cambridge where he gained a degree in law. After this Lister's professional career was spent as a solicitor in Grimsby, but he is now retired. Lister is married with three children and five grandchildren. Despite being interested in Origami since he was young, Lister only became prominent after his retirement when he became increasingly involved in Origami and the British Origami Society. His knowledge of the history is such that he is considered a world authority on the matter. Lister is highly respected in the origami world and is renowned for knowing the most about the history of origami in the world, maintaining an extensive library of works on origami.
External links
- The Lister List - A collection of 115 essays by David Lister.
- History of paper folding - Contains more writings by David Lister.
