John Darwin (historian)
John Darwin CBE FBA | |
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Born | Gareth John Darwin 29 June 1948 , Devon, England |
Nationality | British |
Title | Professor of Global and Imperial History |
Spouse |
Caroline Atkinson (m. 1973) |
Children | Three |
Awards | Brockenhurst Grammar School |
Alma mater | University of Oxford (MA, DPhil) |
Thesis | The Lloyd George coalition government and Britain's imperial policy in Egypt and the Middle East, 1918-1922 (1976) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Institutions | University of Reading University of Oxford Nuffield College, Oxford |
Doctoral students | Andrew Thompson[1] |
Gareth John Darwin
Early life and education
Darwin was born on 29 June 1948 in
Career
From 1972 to 1984, Darwin was a lecturer in history at the
His current research is into the role of the great port cities of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.Honours and awards
In 2008, Darwin was awarded the Wolfson History Prize for his book After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire since 1405.[8] In 2012, he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA).[4]
He was appointed
Publications
- Britain, Egypt, and the Middle East: Imperial Policy in the Aftermath of War, 1918–1922 (May 1981)[10]
- The Empire of the Bretaignes, 1175–1688: The Foundations of a Colonial System of Government: Select Documents on the Constitutional History of The ... Volume I (Documents in Imperial History) (24 May 1985)[11]
- Britain and Decolonisation: The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World (Making of the 20th Century) (November 1988)[12]
- The End of the British Empire: The Historical Debate (Making Contemporary Britain) (10 January 1991)[13]
- After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405 (5 February 2008)[14]
- The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830–1970 (30 October 2009)[15]
- Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain (12 February 2013)[16]
- Unlocking the World: Port Cities and Globalization in the Age of Steam, 1830-1930 (1 October 2020)[17]
Personal life
In 1973, Darwin married Caroline Atkinson. Together they have three daughters: Claire, Charlotte and Helen.[2]
References
- EThOS uk.bl.ethos.260092. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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- ^ "University of Oxford Faculty of History > About the Faculty > Profile Dr John Darwin Dr John Darwin". Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Dr John Darwin". British Academy. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Home | Oxford Centre for Global History". People. University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Recognition of Distinction". Oxford University Gazette. 145 (5076). University of Oxford. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Professor John Darwin | Faculty of History". www.history.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Previous winners". History Prize. The Wolfson Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N8.
- ISBN 0312097360.
- ISBN 0313238979.
- ISBN 0312024649.
- ISBN 0631164278.
- ISBN 978-1596913936.
- ISBN 978-0521302081.
- ISBN 978-1620400371.
- ^ Darwin, John. Unlocking the World. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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