John Hargreaves (historian)

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John Desmond Hargreaves (born January 25, 1924 in Colne , Lancashire , † February 14, 2015 ) was a British historian . His research focus was on the history of West Africa and the history of European-African relations. After his retirement he mainly dealt with the history of the decolonization of Africa .

Life

John Hargreaves was born in Colne, Lancashire in 1924 to Arthur Hargreaves and his wife Margaret (nee Duckworth). The hymn writer Francis Duckworth was his uncle. John Hargreaves attended Grammar School in Skipton and Bootham School in York . He then studied history at Manchester University , where he received his bachelor's degree . He then did his military service from 1943 to 1946. He then continued his studies and received a master's degree in 1948 . Hargreaves was now briefly active in the War Office , but returned to Manchester University, where he taught as a lecturer for the next four years .

From 1952 to 1954 he taught at Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone . From 1954 he became a lecturer at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland , where he continued his academic career. In 1962 he was appointed professor and in 1985 he retired. In 1971 he taught at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria .

Hargreaves had been married since 1950. The marriage resulted in three children, a son and two daughters. After his retirement he moved to Banchory with his wife .

Publications (selection)

  • Prelude to the Partition of West Africa (1963)
  • In West Africa: The Former French States (1967)
  • France and West Africa (1969)
  • West Africa Partitioned , Volume 1 (1974)
  • West Africa Partitioned , Volume 2 (1985)
  • Decolonization in Africa (1988)

literature

  • Roy Bridges (Ed.): Imperialism, Decolonization, and Africa: Studies Presented to John Hargreaves: With an Academic Memoir and Bibliography (2000)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Review by Paul M. Canning on Imperialism, Decolonization, and Africa in The International History Review (Vol. 23, No. 2 (June 2001), pp. 430–432)
personal data
SURNAME Hargreaves, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hargreaves, John Desmond (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British historian
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Colne , Lancashire
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 2015