Peter Mathias
Peter Mathias | |
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British history | |
Notable works | The First Industrial Nation: an Economic History of Britain 1700–1914 (1969) |
Peter Mathias,
Early life and education
Mathias was born in
He attended
Academic career
He was elected a Research Fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge, when he published his first book on the brewing industry in England. The manuscript described the importance of the technical aspects of brewing and manufacturing to the developing of the industry as a whole. Mathias then went out to complete a textbook on the history of industrialisation in Britain, The First Industrial Nation (1969).
He was fellow of
Outside of research and teaching, Mathias contributed to the academic community with his positions at the
Later life
After retiring in 1995, he continued on advising and researching. He was the international advisor to Keio University, Japan, and President of the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation. For this work, he was granted the Order of the Rising Sun with Gold Rays in 2003.[10]
In 1998, Mathias' Festschrift, From Family Firms to Corporate Capitalism: Essays in Business and Industrial History in Honour of Peter Mathias was published by his former students, Kristine Bruland and Patrick O'Brien. Another Festschrift was published in 2018 entitled Asia and the history of the international economy : essays in memory of Peter Mathias, edited by A. J. H. Latham and Heita Kawakatsu. Professor Mathias is also mentioned extensively in The Thames and I, a memoir by the Prince (now Emperor) of Japan Naruhito, since he was the prince's supervisor while Naruhito was at Merton College in Oxford (1983-1985).
Honours
Commonwealth honours
- Commonwealth honours
Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
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United Kingdom | 1984 – 1 March 2016 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | CBE |
Foreign honours
- Foreign honours
Country | Date | Decoration | Post-nominal letters |
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Japan | 3 November 2003 – 1 March 2016 | Order of the Rising Sun (Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon)[11] |
Scholastic
- Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector and fellowships
Location | Date | School | Position |
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England | 1955 – 1968 | Queens' College, Cambridge | Fellow |
England | 1987–1 March 2016 | Queens' College, Cambridge | Honorary Fellow[7] |
England | 1987 – 1 March 2016 | Jesus College, Cambridge | Honorary Fellow |
England | 1995 – 1 March 2016 | Downing College, Cambridge | Honorary Fellow |
- Honorary degrees
Location | Date | School | Degree | Gave Commencement Address |
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England | 1984 | University of Oxford | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) | |
England | 1985 | University of Buckingham | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)[12] | |
England | 1987 | University of Cambridge | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) | |
England | 1988 | University of Birmingham | Doctorate | |
England | 1992 | University of Hull | Doctorate | |
England | 1995 | De Montfort University | Doctorate | |
England | 1995 | University of Warwick | Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)[13] | |
England | 1999 | University of East Anglia | Doctorate | |
Russian Federation | 2003 | Russian Academy of Sciences | Doctorate | |
Japan | 2006 | Kansai University | Doctorate | |
Japan | 7 November 2008 | Keio University | Doctor of Economics[14] |
Memberships and Fellowships
Location | Date | Organisation | Position |
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England | 1968 – 1972 | Business Archives Council | Chairman |
United Kingdom | 1972 – 1 March 2016 | Royal Historical Society | Fellow (FRHistS) |
Netherlands | 1974 – 1978 | International Economic History Association | President |
Netherlands | International Economic History Association | Honorary President | |
United Kingdom | 1977 – 1 March 2016 | British Academy | Fellow (FBA) |
United Kingdom | 1979 – 1989 | British Academy | Honorary Treasurer |
Denmark | 1982 – 1 March 2016 | Royal Danish Academy | Foreign Member |
England | 1984 – 1995 | Business Archives Council | President |
Italy | 1987 – 1999 | International Economic History Institute 'Datini' Prato, Italy | Vice President |
Belgium | 1988 – 1 March 2016 | Royal Belgian Academy | Foreign Member |
England | 1989 – 1 March 2016 | Academia Europaea | Member (MAE) |
United Kingdom | Economic History Society | Vice President | |
United Kingdom | 1989 – 1992 | Economic History Society | President |
Works
- The Brewing Industry in England 1700-1830. CUP Archive. 1959.
- The Retailing Revolution: a History of Multiple Retailing in the Food Trades Based upon the Allied Suppliers Group of Companies (1967)
- The First Industrial Nation: an Economic History of Britain 1700–1914 (1969)
- (edited with A.W.H. Pearsall), Shipping: a survey of historical records (1971)
- Science and Society 1600–1900 (1972)
- The Transformation of England (1979)
- (edited with D. C. Coleman) Enterprise and history: essays in honour of Charles Wilson (1984)
- (edited with John A. Davis) The First Industrial Revolutions (1990)
- (edited with John A. Davis) Innovation and technology in Europe : from the eighteenth century to the present day (1991)
- (edited with John A. Davis) Enterprise and labour: from the eighteenth century to the present (1996)
- (edited with John A. Davis) International trade and British economic growth : from the eighteenth century to the present day (1996)
Notes
- ^ The Times 10 January 2009, Retrieved 2010-01-09
- ^ a b Eyeons, Keith. "Death of Dr Peter Mathias". dow.cam.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Temin, Peter (1969). "Review". The Economic Journal. 79 (316).
- ^ "Oxford Professor for 20 years Dr. Peter Mathias". Oxford Mail. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Peter Mathias interviewed by Alan Macfarlane 4th September 2008". University of Cambridge. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ Berg, Maxine. "Peter Mathias" (PDF). British Academy.
- ^ a b "Honorary Fellows | Queens' College". queens.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Berg, Maxine. "Peter Mathias" (PDF). British Academy.
- ^ Berg, Maxine. "Peter Mathias" (PDF). British Academy.
- ^ Archer, Megan. "OBITUARY: Oxford professor for 20 years Dr Peter Mathias". Oxford Mail.
- ^ "Embassy of Japan in the UK".
- ^ "Honorary Graduates 1978 – 2000".
- ^ "List of all Honorary Graduates and Chancellor's Medallists".
- ^ "ニュース:[慶應義塾]".