John Darwin (historian)
John Darwin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gareth John Darwin 29 June 1948 Exeter, Devon, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Title | Professor of Global and Imperial History |
| Spouse |
Caroline Atkinson (m. 1973) |
| Children | Three |
| Awards | Wolfson History Prize (2008) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | 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 CBE FBA (born 29 June 1948[2]) is a British historian and academic, who specialises in the history of the British Empire.[3] From 1984 to 2019, he was the Beit Lecturer in Commonwealth History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford.[2] He was a lecturer in history at the University of Reading between 1972 and 1984.
Early life and education
[edit]Darwin was born on 29 June 1948 in Exeter, Devon, England. He was educated at Brockenhurst Grammar School, a mixed-sex state grammar school in Brockenhurst, Hampshire. He studied history at St John's College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Oxon) degree. He later undertook postgraduate research at Nuffield College, Oxford, and completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1978[2] on the coalition government of David Lloyd George and Britain's imperial policy in Egypt and the Middle East between 1918 and 1922.
Career
[edit]From 1972 to 1984, Darwin was a lecturer in history at the University of Reading.[2] In 1984, he moved to the University of Oxford where he had been appointed the Beit Lecturer in the History of the Commonwealth of Nations.[2][4] That year, he was also elected a Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford.[2] Since October 2014, he had been the Director of the Oxford Centre for Global History.[5] In November 2014, he was granted a Title of Distinction as Professor of Global and Imperial History.[6] As of 2019, he is retired. [7] His current research is into the role of the great port cities of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Honours and awards
[edit]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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to the study of global history.[9]
Publications
[edit]- 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
[edit]In 1973, Darwin married Caroline Atkinson. Together they have three daughters: Claire, Charlotte and Helen.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Thompson, Andrew Stuart (1994). Thinking imperially? Imperial pressure groups and the idea of Empire in late-Victorian and Edwardian Britain. bodleian.ox.ac.uk (DPhil thesis). University of Oxford. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.260092. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Anon (2017) "Darwin, John". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.256690 (subscription required)
- ^ "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.
- ^ Darwin, John (1981). Britain, Egypt, and the Middle East: Imperial Policy in the Aftermath of War, 1918-1922. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0312097360.
- ^ Fieldhouse, David; Madden, Frederick (24 May 1985). 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. Greenwood. ISBN 0313238979.
- ^ Darwin, John (1 November 1988). Britain and Decolonisation: The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 0312024649.
- ^ Darwin, John (1 January 1991). The End of the British Empire: The Historical Debate. Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 0631164278.
- ^ Darwin, John (5 February 2008). After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405. Bloomsbury Press. ISBN 978-1596913936.
- ^ The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830-1970. Cambridge University Press. 30 October 2009. ISBN 978-0521302081.
- ^ Darwin, John (12 February 2013). Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain. Bloomsbury Press. ISBN 978-1620400371.
- ^ Darwin, John. Unlocking the World. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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