Christopher Duggan
Professor Christopher Duggan | |
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Born | Christopher John Hesketh Duggan 4 November 1957 Petts Wood, Kent, England |
Died | 2 November 2015 Twickenham, London, England | (aged 57)
Title | Professor of Modern Italian History |
Spouse | Jennifer Mundy |
Children | Two |
Academic background | |
Education | Dulwich College Westminster School |
Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford |
Thesis | Fascism's campaign against the mafia (1985) |
Doctoral advisor | Denis Mack Smith |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Sub-discipline | |
Institutions | Wolfson College, Oxford All Souls College, Oxford University of Reading |
Christopher John Hesketh Duggan (4 November 1957 – 2 November 2015) was a British
Early life and education
On 4 November 1957, Duggan was born to Margaret (née Hesketh) and John Duggan in
Between school and university, Duggan went on holiday to Italy and explored the country on a
Having completed his bachelor's degree, Duggan spent a year living in Italy. He once had his flat raided by the
Academic career
Duggan began his academic career as a
In 1987, Duggan joined the
Shortly before his death, Duggan had been appointed to a research professorship in the Department of History, Reading,[10] and had been elected as a Two Year Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford.[8]
Duggan wrote books about Italian history. A Concise History of Italy (1994) allowed him to return to his original interest in medieval history. First published in Italian in 2000, Francesco Crispi 1818–1901 (2002), the first biography in English on Prime Minister
Death
Duggan was found dead on 2 November 2015 at his home in
Personal life
Duggan met his wife Jennifer Mundy at the
Honours
In 2013 Duggan's book Fascist Voices (2012) was awarded the prestigious Wolfson History Prize.[14] He received £25,000 in prize money.[15] His doctoral supervisor and mentor, Denis Mack Smith, had been awarded the same prize 36 years earlier. Fascist Voices was also named "Political History Book of the Year" in the Political Book Awards of 2013.[16]
In 2008 Duggan was appointed a Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana (Commander of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity) by the Italian president.[9] This is one of the highest honours Italy can give to a foreign citizen.[17]
Selected works
- ISBN 978-0701131555.
- Duggan, Christopher (1989). Fascism and the Mafia. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300043723.
- Duggan, Christopher (1994). A Concise History of Italy (1st ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521402859.
- Duggan, Christopher; Wagstaff, Christopher, eds. (1995). Italy in the Cold War: Politics, Culture and Society 1948–58. Oxford: Berg. ISBN 978-1859730386.
- Duggan, Christopher (2002). Francesco Crispi, 1818–1901: From Nation to Nationalism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198206118.
- Duggan, Christopher (2007). The Force of Destiny: a History of Italy Since 1796. London: Allen Lane. ISBN 978-0713997095.
- Duggan, Christopher (2012). Fascist Voices: An Intimate History of Mussolini's Italy. London: Bodley Head. ISBN 978-1847921031.
- Duggan, Christopher (2013). A Concise History of Italy (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521760393.
- Gundle, Stephen; Duggan, Christopher; Pieri, Giuliana, eds. (2013). The Cult of the Duce: Mussolini and the Italians. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0719088964.
References
- ^ "Staff Profile: Professor Christopher Duggan". University of Reading. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Fort, Linda (6 November 2015). "University of Reading announces death of Italian history expert". getreading.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Professor Christopher Duggan". The Times. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.(subscription required)
- ^ a b c d e f g Laven, David (15 November 2015). "Christopher Duggan obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Professor Christopher Duggan, historian – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary: Professor Christopher Duggan". Staff Portal. University of Reading. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Duggan, Christopher (1985). "Fascism's campaign against the mafia". Search Oxford Libraries Online. The Bodleian Libraries. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Professor Christopher Duggan". All Souls College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Professor Christopher Duggan". Press Releases. University of Reading. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Sproule, Luke (18 November 2015). "Oxford University professor hanged himself days before birthday". The Oxford Mail. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Award-winning Oxford and Reading history professor Christopher Duggan dies suddenly". The Daily Telegraph. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Professor Christopher Duggan (1957–2015)". All Souls College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "University of Reading professor Christopher Duggan had lifelong battle with depression, inquest hears". getreading.co.uk. Trinity Mirror Southern. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Previous winners". Wolfson History Prize. The Wolfson Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Wolfson History Prize Winners Announced". Wolfson History Prize. The Wolfson Foundation. May 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Political Book Award winners announced". Random House. Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ Fort, Linda (6 November 2015). "University of Reading announces death of Italian history expert". Get Reading. Retrieved 25 November 2015.