Edward Acton
Edward David Joseph Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (born February 4, 1949 in Southern Rhodesia , now Zimbabwe , in southern Africa ) is a British historian and university professor .
Life
Edward comes from the British aristocratic Dalberg-Acton family. He received his education first at St. George's College in Salisbury (Southern Rhodesia) before he received his bachelor's degree from the University of York and his PhD from St Edmund's College , Cambridge .
Acton worked for the Bank of England . He then received academic assignments at the University of Liverpool and the University of Manchester . Since 1991 he has been Professor of Modern European History at the University of East Anglia in Norwich . There he has been Vice Chancellor of the university since 2009.
Honors
Publications
- 1979: Alexander Herzen and the Role of the Intellectual Revolutionary (Alexander Herzen and the role of the intellectual revolutionary). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge / New York City, 1979, ISBN 0-521221668 .
- 1990: Rethinking the Russian Revolution .
- 1995: Updated edition of the book: Russia: The Tsarist and Soviet Legacy , Longman, London / New York, ISBN 0-582-08922-0 .
- 1997: as co-editor: Critical Companion to the Russian Revolution 1914-1921 .
- 1998: Nazism and Stalinism; A suitable case for comparison? . Historical Society, London.
- 2004: as co-editor with Tom Stableford : The Soviet Union: A Documentary History , in two volumes; Vol. 1: 1917-1936, Vol 2: 1925-1953. University of Exeter Press, Exeter, England, ISBN 0-859895815 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Acton, Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, Edward David Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British historian and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Southern Rhodesia , now Zimbabwe |