Michael Brock
Michael Brock | |
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| Born | Michael George Brock 9 March 1920 Bromley, England |
| Died | 30 April 2014 (aged 94) Oxford, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, academic administrator |
| Years active | 1948–2000 |
| Spouse(s) | Eleanor Morrison (married 28 July 1949) |
| Awards | CBE (1981) |
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| Alma mater | Wellington College, Berkshire Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
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| Discipline | British history and culture |
| Sub-discipline | British history |
| Institutions | Corpus Christi College, Oxford Wolfson College, Oxford University of Exeter Nuffield College, Oxford |
Michael George Brock
Youth and education
Michael Brock was born in Bromley, Kent, England. His parents were Sir Laurence Brock, a civil servant for the British government, and Margery (née Hodder-Williams). He had an older brother, Patrick, and younger sister, Janet.
Brock was educated at a
Career
Brock continued after 1948 at Corpus Christi College until 1966, serving as a junior research fellow, senior tutor, proctor, librarian, and dean. He then became Deputy President to Sir
Brock and his wife Eleanor moved to
On his to England, in 1977 Brock briefly joined the
Brock edited volumes 6 and 7 of The History of the University of Oxford, published by Oxford University Press. Until 2000, he sat on the Hebdomadal Council, the executive council of Oxford University. In 1988, Brock left Nuffield College to become Warden of St George's House at Windsor Castle for five years.
Honours
In 1981, Brock was appointed a CBE. In 1983 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
His former college, Corpus Christi College, established the Michael Brock Junior Research Fellowship in his honour.[3]
Selected books
- Brock, Michael (1973). The Great Reform Act. ISBN 978-0091159115.
- Brock, Michael; Brock, Eleanor, eds. (1982). H. H. Asquith: Letters to Venetia Stanley. ISBN 978-0192122001.
- Brock, Michael G.; Curthoys, Mark C., eds. (1997). Nineteenth Century Oxford, Part 1. The History of the University of Oxford. Vol. VI. ISBN 978-0199510160.
- Brock, Michael G.; Curthoys, Mark C., eds. (2000). Nineteenth Century Oxford, Part 2. The History of the University of Oxford. Vol. VII. Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0199510177.
- Brock, Michael; Brock, Eleanor, eds. (2014). Margot Asquith's Great War Diary 1914–1916: The View from Downing Street. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198229773.
Personal life
Michael Brock married Eleanor Morrison on 28 July 1949 in Dufftown, Scotland. They lived in Merton Street, central Oxford, and their first child, George, was born in 1951. The couple moved to Linton Road, North Oxford, in 1952. Their second child, David, was born in 1955, and their third child, Paul, was born in 1959.
In 2014, Michael Brock died in Oxford.
References
- ^ "Michael Brock CBE: Historian and prominent figure at several Oxford colleges". The Oxford Times. Obituaries. 22 May 2014. p. 45.
- ^ "Eminent dean and scholar whose historical work is published soon". Oxford Mail. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "Fundraising Ready for our Quincentenary". Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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